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psychology

From headaches to tics, how mass nocebo effects spread real symptoms

Mind

From headaches to tics, how mass nocebo effects spread real symptoms

Social media is enabling health symptoms and mass psychogenic illnesses to spread quickly around the world. But by knowing how it happens, you can protect yourself

Features

What the new field of women’s neuroscience reveals about female brains

Mind

What the new field of women’s neuroscience reveals about female brains

Features

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 29: Pro Affirmative Action supporters and and counter protestors shout at each outside of the Supreme Court of the United States on Thursday, June 29, 2023 in Washington, DC. In a 6-3 vote, Supreme Court Justices ruled that race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina are unconstitutional, setting precedent for affirmative action in other universities and colleges. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Society

Building a true meritocracy means removing barriers, not ignoring them

Leader

AUSTRIA - JANUARY 01: Venus of Willendorf, statuette made of limestone, made about 25.000 BC. Photography by Gerhard Trumler, 1990. (Photo by Imagno/Getty Images) [Venus von Willendorf, Statuette aus Kalkstein, um 25.000 v. Chr. entstanden. Photographie von Gerhard Trumler, 1990.]

Humans

How our ancestors invented clothing and transformed it into fashion

Features

The psychologist exposing the mental gymnastics that conceal racism

Society

The psychologist exposing the mental gymnastics that conceal racism

Features

The surprising science that reveals what it takes to win The Traitors

Comment

The surprising science that reveals what it takes to win The Traitors

Culture

The evidence that suggests you don’t need alcohol as a social crutch

Health

The evidence that suggests you don’t need alcohol as a social crutch

Regulars

Why becoming the right kind of optimist can transform your health

Mind

Why becoming the right kind of optimist can transform your health

Features

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Mind

Can psychology help avoid festive arguments?

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The bizarre story of a rodent utopia that predicted doom for humanity

Environment

The bizarre story of a rodent utopia that predicted doom for humanity

In the 1970s, John Calhoun built a sprawling mouse metropolis. The dystopian results influenced human society for decades

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Humans

Survival of the wittiest: Could wordplay have boosted human evolution?

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Humans

Mesopotamians felt happiness in their liver and anger in their thighs

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Mind

There's a new twist on the famous invisible gorilla psychology study

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Mind

How can I help a friend who is relentlessly negative about life?

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