Tag: Psychology
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‘App caps’ won’t cure teen social media addiction
If our smartphones have turned us into dopamine junkies, then all of us “users” have a favourite drug of choice. For some, it’s doomscrolling through X; for others, it’s the smug competitiveness of Strava; for many, it’s the entertaining escapism of TikTok. For me, it’s the aesthetic allure of Instagram.
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I’m Obsessed with Other People’s Spotify Playlists
From frenemies to crushes, I learn more from their taste in music than on Facebook or Instagram
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Does testosterone make men?
In probing whether there are basic sex differences in humans, a psychologist and a biologist agree to seriously disagree
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How Smell Guides Our Inner World
A better understanding of human smell is emerging as scientists interrogate its fundamental elements: the odor molecules that enter your nose and the individual neurons that translate them into perception in your brain.
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Humanlike?
Interpreting the emotional lives of animals requires a subtler and more nuanced understanding of anthropomorphism
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Shamu Saved My Life. Or Did He?
It’s one of the clearest memories of my childhood: My dad changed our plans so we could go to SeaWorld, and then our original flight crashed. But why am I the only one who remembers it that way?
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Our Therapist Gave My Wife and Me MDMA—and It Saved Our Marriage
Julianna and I were on the brink of breaking up when we were met with an unexpected proposal that changed the way we saw ourselves and each other, forever.