psychology
What Your Late Night Google Searches Tell You About the Human Psyche
We interviewed a former Google data scientist about what late night searches teaches us about the human psyche.
How Hard Is It to Change a Mind?
Science has now all but proven that facts cannot sway political opinion. But what can?
When Does Obsessive Daydreaming Become a Mental Illness?
For some sufferers of "maladaptive daydreaming disorder" who spend countless hours engrossed in vivid, complex daydreams their elaborate fantasy life is destroying their reality.
Researchers Have Found a Link Between Keeping Several Social Media Accounts and Depression
But they aren't sure what it actually means.
Terrifying Nightmares from Around the World
For two years, I've traveled the globe collecting dreams for my World Dream Atlas photography project. This is an assortment of the most intense nightmares I've encountered this year. There were plenty to choose from.
Here's Why You're Addicted to Clickbait Articles About Changing Your Life
I asked some experts why so-called millennials are so obsessed with self-evaluation, and whether it's making us better people.
How to Spot and Deal with an Adult Bully
If Donald Trump is the poster boy for adult bullies, how do we stop the ones in our everyday lives?
Why Do All Women's Books Have the Exact Same Cover?
I asked a psychologist why "Drowning in a Dress" and "Butterfly in a Jar" are used to sell books to women.
Could Smashing Up a Rage Room Be the Secret to Happiness?
After visiting one, we asked some experts why it feels so good to shatter worthless breakables with a baseball bat.
I'm Obsessively Afraid that I Might Kill My Parents
Harm OCD is the obsessive fear of not being able to stop yourself from doing something terrible.
How to Cope with a Terrifying Planet
We asked psychologists and a chaplain how to handle weeks of headlines dominated by shootings, political turmoil, and terrorist attacks.
Why Are So Many People So Obsessed with Supreme?
What inspires someone to spend £2,000 on a secondhand jacket? Why do people build Supreme shrines in their bedrooms? What does Supreme have that other brands don't?