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Psychology
Sarah Vaughan by William P Gottlieb. / Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Pavlo Shopin / 11.15.2017 Lecturer in...
By Dr. Emma Barrett and Dr. Nathan Smith / 10.30.2017 Barrett: Research Fellow in Psychology, Lancaster University...
Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate II, Engraved by Bernard Baron, 1745 / Wellcome Library By Dr. Anna Katharina Schaffner /...
Photo by Gonzalo Baeza/Flickr By Dr. Saskia K. Nagel and Dr. Peter B. Reiner / 10.04.2016...
It’s hard to think pleasant thoughts—but a new study suggests a quick way to make it easier....
By Dr. Art Markman / 11.02.2017 Annabel Irion Worsham Centennial Professor of Psychology and Marketing University of...
Confucius sculpture, Nanjing, China. Kevinsmithnyc, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA By Dr. Alexus McLeod / 10.30.2017 Associate Professor of...
Scary pumpkins are the least of what frightens us at Halloween, a day devoted to being frightened. asife/Shutterstock.com...
New research is exploring how phubbing—ignoring someone in favor of our mobile phone—hurts our relationships, and what...
A psychologist mines big data on teens and finds many ways this generation—the “iGens”—is different from Boomers,...
By Dr. Marjorie Schuman / 10.20.2017 Clinical Psychologist “The problem is not that there are problems. The...
Coca-Cola executives Robert C. Goizueta and Donald R. Keough toast cans of ‘New Coke’ – a product...
By Mark Manson / 10.12.2017 How to Become an Emotional Ninja Years ago, I knew one of...
Charles Bell The Anatomy of the Brain. / Wellcome Images By Dr. Yaïr Pinto / 09.26.2017 Cognitive Psychologist...
Photo by skyjarvis, Pixabay, Creative Commons By Scott Stabile / 09.22.2017 NOTE: Author and Facebook sensation Scott...
Huh? Shazaam? Courtesy Touchstone/Interscope/Polygram By Caitlin Aamodt / 02.15.2017 PhD Candidate in Neuroscience University of California, Los Angeles...
Photo by John Christian Fjellestad, Flickr, Creative Commons Here are four simple techniques for “self-distancing,” a research-tested way...
Georgetown University Research suggests that our brains may be wired for altruism, but there’s a catch—well, five...
A map of human emotions – click here for interactive version A new study identifies 27 categories...
By Anna da Costa / 09.06.2017 Sometimes All We Need is a Little Perspective To see a...
By Jennifer Delgado Suárez / 02.24.2017 Psychologist There are children who question everything and are not satisfied with any...
By Azriel ReShel / 08.30.2017 Unlocking the Magic of Compassion A recent flood near where I live...
By Elizabeth Millard / 09.01.2017 The Freedom of Letting Go of ‘Stuff’ Do you sometimes snack mindlessly...
By Heather Plett / 08.31.2017 How to Truly Hear from the Heart My three daughters are all...
By Jodi Lew-Smith / 08.11.2017 Hal, no! It has to be the same every year. The same...
By Mark Manson / 08.24.2017 What if it’s Enough to Simply Be? If you have to try...
By Darius Foroux / 08.22.2017 Take Action or Go With the Flow? Life is complex. One day...
By Sofo Archon / 08.21.2017 Learning to Trust the Journey of Life Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry—all...
By Katherine Schafler / 08.17.2017 Psychotherapist Another way to say that you are grieving is that a...