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Posted July 24, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch "You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad." —Aldous Huxley In the span of three months, psychedelic medicine crossed two important thresholds. In April…
Posted July 24, 2026 | Reviewed by Tyler Woods Think about it. A photograph of a fire will warn you not to touch the stove. But it won't burn your hand. For that job, close enough is not just adequate, it's the whole…
Posted July 24, 2026 | Reviewed by Davia Sills “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.” — Martin Luther King, 1960 I’m…
Posted July 24, 2026 | Reviewed by Davia Sills I first read the story of Norman Cousins in college, and for decades, I remembered it with remarkable confidence. Cousins had terminal cancer. He left the hospital, watched…
Posted July 24, 2026 | Reviewed by Davia Sills The world is on fire. Literally. From Arthurâs Seat in Edinburgh, Scotland, to the Canadian wildfires impacting North America, the planet is in a deep crisis. Record…
Posted July 24, 2026 | Reviewed by Davia Sills Marcus was at his nephew’s birthday party when it happened. Someone told a dumb joke—and he laughed. Really laughed. Head back, his face momentarily radiant, the kind of…
Posted July 24, 2026 | Reviewed by Tyler Woods In my last post, I explored some of the painful mental schemas that can develop due to childhood trauma or neglect. To recap, a schema is a template in your brain for how to…
Posted July 24, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan When someone dies of a drug overdose, a medical examiner or coroner faces a judgment call that shapes both a family’s grief and a nation’s statistics: Was it an accident…
Updated July 24, 2026 | Reviewed by Davia Sills The majority of parents of college-bound students are understandably concerned about what the transition will be like for both their children and themselves. Perhaps you’re…
Posted July 24, 2026 | Reviewed by Tyler Woods While there are a good number of photographic books about a wide variety of non-human primates, renowned photographer Lennette Newell's new book Primates: A Kinship with All…
Height is one of the most important physical characteristics when it comes to attracting romantic partners and seeing off potential rivals. Psychologists have long known that taller people are perceived as more…
Psychology says people who like to end their day with a sweet aren't always eating dessert because they are hungry. Psychology suggests this habit can be linked to comfort, routine, reward, emotional ...
Posted July 24, 2026 | Reviewed by Davia Sills The Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley, defines awe as “that goose-bumpy sensation that we get in the presence of something profound…
Psychology suggests that people who shop during stressful periods are often seeking emotional comfort rather than material possessions.
Empathy is influenced by biology, personality, upbringing, stress, emotional regulation, and everyday experiences. Recognizing this complexity allows us to better understand ourselves and those around ...
The volume of warnings, both real and exaggerated, urgent and negligible, gets so loud that parents lose the ability to tell them apart.
Psychology reminds us that a single behavior never tells the whole story about a person. Someone who rarely laughs wholeheartedly isn't automatically unhappy, emotionally distant, or concealing ...
Taking small, personal actions doesn’t seem to stop people from seeing the big picture on climate change.
The mediators and moderators of the effect of mindfulness- and compassion-based interventions (MCBIs) on parental burnout are not yet well understood. This study examined the impact of an MCBI on parental burnout in…
Humans prioritize learning about kinds (e.g., dogs, in general), over individuals (e.g., a specific dog), as kind-based facts provide rich information about categories that support learning. However, to build a…
Resilience is a dynamic process of adapting to stress. Identifying modifiable resilience factors (RFs) remains challenging due to the difficulty of studying individuals before, during, and after a stressor in real time…
The aim of this study is to create a biblio-systematic review that maps trends in research concerning resilience of L2 teachers. The review summarizes literature published 24 articles between 2017 and 2024 on resilience…
Efficient search and rescue (SAR) operations depend on tools and strategies that can understand and predict the behavior of lost individuals. Traditional methods, like the distance-ring model, assume uniform speed and…
Parental divorce is known to negatively affect adolescentsâ academic motivation. However, limited research has examined whether social support from teachers and peers can buffer these effects, leaving a gap in…
Communication confidence may support sustained second language (L2) learning, while burnout may be associated with learners’ intention to continue. This issue is especially relevant in intensive L2 Arabic programs in…
Family conflict is a prevalent source of stress in childrenâs lives and has important implications for child mental health, particularly when conflict is severe and destructive. Prior research has documented…
Background: Problematic social media use, particularly TikTok, has raised growing concern due to its potential negative effects on young people’s mental health. Addressing this phenomenon requires valid and reliable…
Posted July 23, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley According to a study published last year (Santos-Pujol et al., 2025), the oldest living person in the world made it to 117 years, 168 days. That is a remarkably long…
Posted July 23, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley How do our sex lives change as we age? Several studies have explored this question, but most have addressed it through a fairly narrow lens, focusing largely on how…
Simple behaviours you barely notice could play a bigger role in mood than expected.
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