Most cults don’t make the headlines. Here’s how to identify, and avoid, control by psychologically coercive social groups ...

Social scientists have long documented the ‘warm glow’ of altruism, a good feeling that comes from doing a good deed. But ...

Shame swamps any redeeming traits you might have thought you had. Slow down to interrupt the loops that cause self-hatred ...

Mental health awareness may be having unintended consequences – the conversation needs to shift from vibes to precision ...

A child squirms in her chair as she faces a single marshmallow. She’s been told that if she can hold out for a little while – resist the temptation to take the treat – she’ll be rewarded with two ...

Research on how we perceive the rate of change shows how you can be strategic about goal tracking and boost your motivation ...

A lot of people think they know how to sharpen pencils, but… they don’t.’ A guide to doing it right, by an artisanal pro ...

How do you move through the world? With a plan and destination in mind, headphones or a car stereo drowning out the world, perhaps? In this short film, the filmmaker Mykhailo Bogdanov makes a ...

Grief is considered a stage in the healing process when someone loses a parent, and memories are a way to keep them close to one’s heart. But, as the Norwegian director Frøydis Fossli Moe captures in ...

Knowing the reasons people opt not to know – and the consequences of that choice – could help us see when it’s problematic ...

Have you ever noticed how someone who’s drop-dead gorgeous can also seem charming, honest and kind – even before they’ve said a word? That’s the halo effect, a common psychological bias where one ...