Psychology
Human behavior is fascinating — and we still have a lot to learn. Keep up with news and updates from the field of psychology.
Why so many people are obsessed with Internal Family Systems, even though its claims are dubious.
The ability to actually change your life is a very modern kind of progress. Here how to make it real in 2026.
It’s become controversial. Here’s how to really think about it.
The future of the internet is a slop-filled infinite scroll. How do we reclaim our attention?
Are gadgets like Apple Watches and Oura Rings making us any healthier?
A step forward in academia’s existential fight against scientific fraud.
And other practical meditation questions, answered.
Want to learn how to meditate? Scientists have a new theory that might change how you practice.
DMT, “the nuclear bomb of the psychedelic family,” explained.
Whippets on TikTok are just a re-run of inhaling nitrous on stage in the 1800s.
New brain stimulation techniques could help scientists understand how meditation changes the mind.
The collective freakout about the youth mental health crisis has reached a tipping point.
The end of psychedelic prohibition will have to wait a little while longer.
Your morality isn’t as stable as you might think.
Scientists spent ages mocking panpsychism. Now, some are warming to the idea that plants, cells, and even atoms are conscious.
But which country comes first in happiness completely changes depending on how you measure.
The debate that will steer the future of consciousness — and us.
Talking with the psychologists who brought the real science of emotion to the Pixar film.
Even the most poetic words can’t capture the full richness of our minds. So scientists are turning to numbers.
Guess where the US ranks?
Anthropologists are now showing how culture impacts psychedelic experiences.
Expert knowledge is useful for problem-solving. So is adapting to new challenges.
Quantifying the “complexity” of consciousness can tell us how rich our experiences are.
Everything seems profound on psychedelics. Scientists are starting to ask why.
Carhart-Harris shows how psychedelics can shed light on the nature of consciousness, and treat mental illness.
As access grows, we need better research and education on bad trips.
Mindfulness without worker power is capitalism at its worst.
The new science of meditation is just getting started.
“Tripless” drugs might open more opportunities for psychiatry. Just don’t call them psychedelics.
What we lose when psychedelics are medicalized.
We can break the cycle of negativity bias in the media and get a more balanced view of the world.
The Mental Health Million project queried over 220,000 people on well-being — and the results are worrying.
We live in the most distracted time in human history. Can we reclaim our attention spans?
Forecasting what’s shaping up to be another bumpy year.
Psychologist Paul Bloom on the importance of suffering, the shortcomings of hedonism, and why he would never plug into the Matrix.
If you’re struggling to “wait and see” how bad omicron might be, here are productive ways to cope.
Author Will Storr on our universal obsession with status and how it distorts so much of human behavior.