Many of us crave trivial details while ignoring much of the world around us. Research helps explain this selective curiosity ...

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Contrary to classic habit science, certain behaviours never become easy. Recognising this can help you stick with them ...

In the therapy room, I’ve seen how rethinking what we are – and what it means to ‘be dead’ – can lighten our fears ...

But his most memorable job remains making bread with those labeled unfit to live in society. At 5 am, a correction officer ...

How does memory transform far away from home? A Sudanese artist uses a surreal lens to capture his longing and nostalgia ...

What would it mean to love a stranger just as you love your closest friends? A philosopher makes a case for ‘love ethics’ ...

Throughout our long history, people have always experienced panic, probably even panic attacks. Today, we have sophisticated medications – especially benzodiazepines – that people can use to help them ...

Sartre’s phenomenology reveals how a shift from subject to object (and back) is not merely a matter of grammar You meet with a friend to take a walk. Together you stroll through the park, coordinating ...

We all make wrong decisions, but if you’re a ‘maximiser’ rather than a ‘satisficer’, the regret hurts all the more ...