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Humans

The mental tricks you can use in your lifelong pursuit of happiness

Evidence-based tweaks to the way you think about your day are the secret of how to be happy over the course of your life

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Mind

How to stop procrastinating and start getting things done

Regulars

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Health

We must treat therapy with scientific rigour to see if it works

Leader

How do we know that therapy works, and which kind is best for you?

Mind

How do we know that therapy works, and which kind is best for you?

Features

Mind

We don't have any viable way of countering conspiracy theories

News

Life

Monkeys with human-like hands can be fooled by sleight-of-hand magic

News

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Comment

Presence review: A lively look at why we experience ghostly presences

Culture

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Mind

Is someone lying to you? A lack of detail may give them away

News

Why fears around children playing video games are counterproductive

Technology

Why fears around children playing video games are counterproductive

Comment

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Space

The Longest Goodbye review: A poignant documentary on space psychology

Astronaut Cady Coleman playing duets with her Earth-bound son is among the moving and candid moments from The Longest Goodbye, Ido Mizrahy's poignant exploration of the psychology of space travel

Culture

Mind

The evolutionary origin of paranoia and why it is becoming more common

Features

Life

‘Love hormone' may not be crucial for social bonding after all

News

Mind

Children aged 5 are better at switching their attention than chimps

News

Mind

Why self-compassion is the first step to being kinder to others

Features