Psychology

Mind and Body

Can Weed Make Recreational Running Easier? These Runners and Scientists Are Racing To Find Out

ByDawn Attride
Health

Scientists Debunk the Idea That Smiling Makes You Happy

ByThe Conversation and Amber Dance
Health

Can Covid-19 Lead to Cognitive Decline? Here’s What the Evidence Actually Shows

ByZiyad Al-Aly and The Conversation
Health

A Psychiatrist Reveals the Human Emotions That Could Halt Longterm Space Travel

ByThe Conversation and Nick Kanas
Science

The Psychological Coping Mechanisms Of Elite Athletes Can Help Everyone Face High-Pressure Situations

ByTom Siegfried and Knowable Magazine
Future of Medicine

Psilocybin: For the terminally ill, mushroom legality may come too late

ByMatigan King and Claire Cameron
Detox

Can men get postpartum depression? Experts and dads reveal the truth

ByKatie MacBride
The Superhero Issue

Superhero Therapy: How one Chernobyl survivor is helping Ukrainians today

ByOlga Alexandru
Cult Week

Is fandom a cult? The religious fervor fueling Star Wars, Marvel, and more

ByDais Johnston
Culture

Sad Dads: The battle to recognize postpartum depression in new fathers

ByThe Editors of Fatherly
Mind and Body

Having intense dreams after your Covid-19 shot? An expert explains why

ByKatie MacBride
Gaming

Resident Evil proves the worst trope in horror video games needs to die

ByEmma Flint
NTA or YTA?

Am I the Asshole? Why Reddit's favorite question is more popular than ever

ByEmma Magnus

The unexpected psychological effects of Marvel’s strangest superpower

ByDais Johnston
just breathe

A quarantine brain hack could also help fight climate change

ByAlex Tzelnic
Cult Week

How one Ancient Greek thinker revolutionized math — and possibly started a cult

ByBecca Caddy
STRATEGY

Does mindfulness change the brain? Research fractures structural hypothesis

ByAli Pattillo
Don't Panic

Ted Lasso's focus on therapy is its greatest gift

ByKatie MacBride

“Aharon said it was healing:” How psychedelic therapy was undermined by abuse

ByKatie MacBride

Prince Harry's therapy on Apple TV+ gets right one vital truth about trauma

ByKatie MacBride
swipe right

Why A.I. knows who you find attractive better than you do

BySarah Wells
Future Of Sleep

Nightmares have plagued humans for millennia — do we finally know how to tame them?

ByElana Spivack
The Inverse Interview

'Evil' Season 3 cast and creators tease the rising underworld and "shaken" status quo

ByEric Francisco
Detox

Questioning masculinity can make you happier and smarter

ByKatie MacBride
Detox

Jason Kander quit a mayoral election because of PTSD. More men can follow his lead.

ByKatie MacBride
say cheese

Robots are learning to smile and it's making humans cringe

BySarah Wells
Feature

'Malignant' explained: What horror gets wrong about imaginary friends

ByAndy Crump
Detox

Getting a divorce? Mental health experts reveal one vital coping strategy

ByKatie MacBride
Cognitive bias

You’re not as rational as you think

ByLee McIntyre
getting personal

The emotional reason why you should let robots touch you

BySarah Wells
winter is coming

6 lessons from a weird, horny summer to stay safe during Delta winter

ByElana Spivack
It's ok to be not ok

Compassion Fatigue: What it is and how to fight it

ByJoAnna Wendel
Chew on this

Edible candy models could become the new way we learn

ByJennifer Walter
Mind and Body

3 supplements that boost the brain more than others

ByAli Pattillo
Santa Science

5 science-proven tips to give meaningful holiday gifts

ByEmma Betuel
Get off the couch

6 ways that exercise improves your brain

ByJoAnna Wendel
Colors on the brain

Mind-reading scientists know what colors you see

ByJoAnna Wendel
Fear Quiz

How much do you know about the science of fear?

ByJoAnna Wendel
This week in science

Hurricane Ida seen by NASA and more: Understand the world through 9 images

ByRobin Bea
Spooky Season

How to calm those post-scary-movie jitters

ByJoAnna Wendel
relax

Mindfulness: 6 techniques to recenter yourself amid absolute chaos

ByJennifer Walter
Your brain on joy

Brain wave study reveals why one type of story can connect people

ByJennifer Walter
Mind and Body

5 tips to help you avoid procrastination

ByJoAnna Wendel
Spring forward

4 ways daylight saving time is bad for your brain and body

ByRobin Bea
Coronavirus

How to talk about the Covid-19 vaccine to a hesitant listener

ByJoAnna Wendel
Mind and Body

Test your mental health knowledge with a 5-question quiz

ByJoAnna Wendel
Munch munch munch

The scientific explanation behind your food cravings

ByJoAnna Wendel
Tips and Tricks

3 tips for changing someone's mind

ByJoAnna Wendel
Mind and Body

Fight stress with these 5 strategies

ByJoAnna Wendel
Seeing is believing?

7 mind-bending illusions that reveal the gap between perception and reality

ByJennifer Walter