Why anger, anxiety and anguish are understandable psychological reactions to the climate crisis

Some experts say we should see the climate crisis as a collective trauma.

Lauren McGregor, Trainee Clinical Psychologist and DClinPsy Candidate, University of Leicester • conversation
Jan. 6, 2025 ~7 min

Time expansion experiences: why time slows down in altered states of consciousness

In time expansion experiences, time typically appears to expand by many orders of magnitude.

Steve Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Leeds Beckett University • conversation
Dec. 31, 2024 ~8 min


Transform the daily grind to make life more interesting – a philosopher shares 3 strategies to help you attain the good life

A shift in mindset as you go through your day-to-day can help you cultivate a psychologically rich life.

Lorraine Besser, Professor of Philosophy, Middlebury • conversation
Dec. 26, 2024 ~8 min

Music can change how you feel about the past

Neuroscientists found that music cannot only influence your emotions in the present − it can also alter how you remember your memories.

Yiren Ren, Adjunct Researcher in Cognitive Brain Science, Georgia Institute of Technology • conversation
Dec. 2, 2024 ~6 min

Black Friday: why our brains love a bargain

The art of looking away from the deal.

Cathrine Jansson-Boyd, Professor of Consumer Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
Nov. 28, 2024 ~5 min

An upward spiral – how small acts of kindness and connection really can change the world, according to psychology research

A psychologist and human connection researcher explains how individual acts of kindness and connection can have a real impact on global change when these acts are collective.

Liza M. Hinchey, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Psychology, Wayne State University • conversation
Nov. 27, 2024 ~8 min

Gen Z heads home: How to navigate the evolving parent-child relationship as kids become adults

Parenting’s ultimate goal is raising healthy, happy, successful children. Figuring out how to keep parenting once the kids are adults is just another transition.

Amy Root, Professor of Applied Human Sciences, West Virginia University • conversation
Nov. 25, 2024 ~9 min

I’m a neuroscientist who taught rats to drive − their joy suggests how anticipating fun can enrich human life

Equipped with a rodent version of a Cybertruck, these driving rats reveal that positive experiences may sculpt the brain just as powerfully as stressful ones

Kelly Lambert, Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Richmond • conversation
Nov. 11, 2024 ~11 min


Election anxiety doesn’t need to win − here are 3 science-backed strategies from a clinical psychologist to rein in the stress

Given the polarized political climate in the US, it’s hard not to be affected by the election. But there are ways to make sure stress and uncertainty don’t send you on a downward spiral.

Shannon Sauer-Zavala, Associate Professor of Psychology & Licensed Clinical Psychologist, University of Kentucky • conversation
Nov. 1, 2024 ~7 min

Americans own guns to protect themselves from psychological as well as physical threats

Owning a gun can influence your outlook, both fueling a sense of danger in the world around you and holding out the promise of rescuing you from those fears.

Nick Buttrick, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison • conversation
Oct. 31, 2024 ~8 min

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