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11[Psychology] What exactly is humor? Humor = tragedy × distance
15[Psychology] Murphy’s law: Why do the things you worry about most keep happening?
19[Psychology] Dopamine addiction: Why can gambling make it impossible to stop?
21[Psychology] Dopamine fasting: A new way to manage your attention
35[Psychology] Is mindfulness meditation a magic cure-all or wildly overhyped?
48[Psychology] What does it feel like to be creeped out?
53[Psychology] The treehouse effect: How our surroundings affect our emotions
65[Psychology] What a scientific study tells us about the importance of play
72[Psychology] Anthropomorphizing emotions: A new way to regulate your emotions
73[Psychology] Can exercise improve players’ performance in games?
79[Psychology] Stop saying ‘women are just like that’: Gender differences have nothing to do with sex
83[Psychology] How can you become ‘stress-immune’?
87How should you spend money to be happiest?
96[Psychology] The desirable difficulty effect: How to unlock more effective learning and work
97[Psychology] The world’s happiest country for three consecutive years: Finland’s secret to happiness
99[Psychology] The sense of smell is part of our five senses—so why does it feel so insignificant?
100Why did life feel so ‘unreal’ during the COVID-19 pandemic?
106[Psychology] What is emotional granularity? How can it improve your mental health?
112[Popular Science] Is the tunnel of light seen during a near-death experience supernatural? 1
111[Popular Science] Is the tunnel of light seen during a near-death experience supernatural? 2
114[Workplace Advancement] Why do experts need to retain a ‘beginner’s mind’ even more? 1
113[Workplace Advancement] Why do experts need to retain a ‘beginner’s mind’ even more? 2
130[Psychology] The Head & Shoulders effect: Why do people sometimes act contrary to what they say?
129[Psychology] The Head & Shoulders effect: Why do people sometimes act contrary to what they say?
135[Psychology] People outside the wall want in; people inside the wall want out
136[Psychology] The evil quotient: What makes ‘evil’ evil?
140[Business] What kind of ‘tribal leader’ are you? 1
139[Business] What kind of ‘tribal leader’ are you? 2
143[Psychology] Why does ‘everything is cake’ make people uneasy?
145[Psychology] The ‘top-bottom brain’ and the ‘left-right brain’
144[Psychology] The ‘top-bottom brain’ and the ‘left-right brain’
149[Psychology] How do magicians predict the future?
148[Psychology] How do magicians predict the future?
154[Sex and Relationships] The Lysistrata effect: How women tame men
161[Psychology] The Batman effect: How a second persona can make us stronger
167[Psychology] ‘Brows reflect the heart’: Your narcissism is written on your eyebrows
169[Psychology] Seven scientific ways to see a ghost
172[Psychology] Why can kindness be repaid with resentment? 1
171[Psychology] Why can kindness be repaid with resentment? 2
173[Reading] The value of reading fiction: How made-up stories strengthen empathy
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