We love to believe we’re rational thinkers, but we’re often guided by invisible hands.

An object’s color appears differently under different lighting and against different backgrounds − for different viewers. But that doesn’t mean colors are subjective.

And why people form alliances even with people they know are untrustworthy.

A psychologist explains how group identity, polarizing issues and social media are driving people apart – and suggests some remedies.

Researchers probed what psychologists call the ‘paradox of effort’ to learn how different people value work they could do in the future or that they’ve already accomplished in the past.

Good resistance fighters aren’t scared to take risks.

Author Margaret Hefferman argues that applying an artist’s mindset of curiosity and flexibility is essential to flourish in general.

It’s not just about having money problems − it’s how you feel about those problems that matters most for your mental health.

Rewriting the map can influence the public psyche in ways subtle and not so subtle.

And a recent study found subtle but fascinating differences in the behaviour-emotion connection in humans and monkeys.