Mind
What doing magic tricks for birds is revealing about animal minds
Scientists have teamed up with magicians to perform illusions on Eurasian jays, revealing flaws in their perception – and modes of thinking we didn’t know they had
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Humans
The real reasons we laugh and what different types of laughter mean
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Humans
Why are we irrational? How a logical flaw stops us solving problems
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Humans
Having impostor syndrome may actually make you better at your job
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Mind
‘Ghosting’ in casual relationships linked to some personality types
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How can I make myself more motivated?
How spiteful are you?
Humans
Why psychologists can’t decide if moral disgust is even a thing
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Mind
Repressed memories: The dangerous idea we can’t seem to forget
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Humans
Gwen Adshead interview: Why ordinary people commit heinous crimes
Three decades spent working as a psychotherapist with the most violent offenders has convinced Gwen Adshead that they aren't the monsters we portray them as
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Humans
The surprising upsides of spite and how to harness them
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Humans
Old review: M. Night Shyamalan’s stylish horror of accelerated ageing
Culture
Humans
The biggest flaw in human decision-making – and how to fix it
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Humans
The science of how lockdown messes with the way we grieve
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