None of us are getting any younger, but it appears the age at which we are considered old has moved upwards over the generations. What’s…
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Write down your thoughts and shred them to relieve anger, researchers say
Since time immemorial humans have tried to devise anger management techniques. In ancient Rome, the Stoic philosopher Seneca believed “my anger is likely to do…
View More Write down your thoughts and shred them to relieve anger, researchers sayBehavioural scientist Michael Norton: ‘When a tennis player ties their shoes in a particular way, they feel they can play at Wimbledon’
Michael Norton studied psychology and was a fellow at the MIT Media Lab before becoming professor of business administration at Harvard Business School. Known for…
View More Behavioural scientist Michael Norton: ‘When a tennis player ties their shoes in a particular way, they feel they can play at Wimbledon’Can a Waitrose shopper’s gaze boost loose produce and cut plastic waste?
With thick black frames and hidden cameras, the glasses look designed for espionage or the metaverse but instead the eye-tracking headgear is being deployed to…
View More Can a Waitrose shopper’s gaze boost loose produce and cut plastic waste?The science of ‘weird shit’: why we believe in fate, ghosts and conspiracy theories
Psychologist Chris French has spent decades studying paranormal claims and mysterious experiences, from seemingly-impossible coincidences to paintings that purportedly predict the future. Ian Sample sits…
View More The science of ‘weird shit’: why we believe in fate, ghosts and conspiracy theoriesTwo nights of broken sleep can make people feel years older, finds study
Two nights of broken sleep are enough to make people feel years older, according to researchers, who said consistent, restful slumber was a key factor…
View More Two nights of broken sleep can make people feel years older, finds studyFeeling empty inside, one sociologist found answers by exploring his own traumatic childhood
When he was 16, Corey Keyes was finally doing well after a brutal childhood. He got high grades at school, played quarterback on the football…
View More Feeling empty inside, one sociologist found answers by exploring his own traumatic childhood‘Greater and greater risk’ in reality TV tests media psychologists’ skills
The risk to reality TV participants’ mental health is increasing year on year as broadcasters and producers continue to push boundaries to make more interesting…
View More ‘Greater and greater risk’ in reality TV tests media psychologists’ skillsHow to spot a liar: 10 essential tells – from random laughter to copycat gestures
Twenty-two people in a castle, Claudia Winkleman hamming it up like crazy, a number of silly challenges, a chunk of money sitting at the centre,…
View More How to spot a liar: 10 essential tells – from random laughter to copycat gesturesWhat we talk about when we talk about giving up
In the ordinary way of things, when people say that they are giving up, they are usually referring to something like smoking, or alcohol, or…
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