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Alice Robb
nighttime
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Why Are My Dreams So Vivid Right Now?
Exploring the pandemic’s impact on our sleeping minds.
Nov. 8, 2018
What It’s Like to Control My Nightmares With Lucid Dreaming
I’ve escaped death and dealt with loss, all while sleeping.
science of us
Nov. 2, 2017
Too Many Doctors Still Believe Dangerous Racial Stereotypes
The online outrage over a medical textbook barely begins to address a widespread problem.
science of us
Oct. 24, 2017
The Enduring Influence of Your Middle-School Best Friend
A slew of recent books focus on a woman’s lifelong link to her first real friend.
unsolicited advice
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How to Get Fresh Perspective on a Project You’re Sick Of
What is the creative equivalent of sniffing coffee beans at a perfume shop?
unsolicited advice
July 12, 2017
How to Get Fresh Perspective on a Project You’re Sick Of
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Feb. 26, 2017
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Stigma is softening, at least a little.
Feb. 26, 2017
How Depression Has — and Hasn’t — Become Normalized
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Cat Marnell’s Memoir Provides a Window Into 2000s-Era Doctor Shopping
Researchers believe the practice was a major factor in the painkiller abuse we see today.
Dec. 29, 2016
The Vegetarian
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“If you’re going to be a vegetarian, you have to be more thoughtful about what you eat.”
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The Vegetarian
and the Puzzling Link Between Diet and Mood
“If you’re going to be a vegetarian, you have to be more thoughtful about what you eat.”
pets
Dec. 8, 2016
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How we got the house cat.
pets
Dec. 8, 2016
Humans and Cats Have a Strange, Complicated History
How we got the house cat.
Oct. 11, 2016
Why Dreams Are So Essential to ISIS Sympathizers
Dreams can be the deciding factor in decisions to join the terrorist group or carry out an attack.
Oct. 11, 2016
Why Dreams Are So Essential to ISIS Sympathizers
Dreams can be the deciding factor in decisions to join the terrorist group or carry out an attack.
Sept. 22, 2016
A New Book Says You Should Talk to Strangers. Counterpoint: No.
A nice idea with some big gaps in logic.
Sept. 22, 2016
A New Book Says You Should Talk to Strangers. Counterpoint: No.
A nice idea with some big gaps in logic.
Aug. 24, 2016
I Tried to Get High on Chocolate With Help From a New Age Shaman
Seekers — of spiritual enlightenment, and of more ordinary highs — are finding some creative uses for the ancient bean.
Aug. 24, 2016
I Tried to Get High on Chocolate With Help From a New Age Shaman
Seekers — of spiritual enlightenment, and of more ordinary highs — are finding some creative uses for the ancient bean.
child development
Jan. 19, 2016
How Would the Ordeal in
Room
Affect a Kid in Real Life?
It turns out kids are more adaptable than one might think.
child development
Jan. 19, 2016
How Would the Ordeal in
Room
Affect a Kid in Real Life?
It turns out kids are more adaptable than one might think.
ask an expert
June 23, 2015
Inside Out
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The movie is sweet
and
scientifically accurate.
ask an expert
June 19, 2015
Why Pixar Movies Make Us Cry
Big eyes, full hearts, can’t keep it together.
crying
Apr. 20, 2015
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Tobias Fünke was on to something.
crying
Apr. 20, 2015
Why It Feels So Good to Cry in the Shower
Tobias Fünke was on to something.
political psychology
Dec. 19, 2014
Stephen Colbert Made Conservatives More Conservative
The
faux
-blowhard icon had some surprising effects on his viewers, not all of whom were in on the joke.
political psychology
Dec. 19, 2014
Stephen Colbert Made Conservatives More Conservative
The
faux
-blowhard icon had some surprising effects on his viewers, not all of whom were in on the joke.
gender
Dec. 3, 2014
It’s Now More Socially Acceptable for Men to Diet Than Women
A big-time cultural shift.
gender
Dec. 3, 2014
It’s Now More Socially Acceptable for Men to Diet Than Women
A big-time cultural shift.
going viral
Nov. 21, 2014
Why YouTube Videos Go Viral
Physical arousal is key.
going viral
Nov. 21, 2014
Why YouTube Videos Go Viral
Physical arousal is key.
kids
Nov. 12, 2014
Lying to Your Kids — Even for Good Reasons — Will Turn Them Into Liars
The road to dishonest kids is paved with good intentions.
kids
Nov. 12, 2014
Lying to Your Kids — Even for Good Reasons — Will Turn Them Into Liars
The road to dishonest kids is paved with good intentions.
political psychology
Oct. 22, 2014
Ebola Fears Could Make People More Likely to Vote Conservative
The biological/psychological roots of conservatism.
political psychology
Oct. 22, 2014
Ebola Fears Could Make People More Likely to Vote Conservative
The biological/psychological roots of conservatism.
religion
Oct. 16, 2014
Here’s What Happens When Hasidic Jews Join the Secular World
“I was afraid some punishment by God might be imminent.”
religion
Oct. 16, 2014
Here’s What Happens When Hasidic Jews Join the Secular World
“
I was afraid some punishment by God might be imminent.”
consciousness
Oct. 10, 2014
What Near-Death Experiences Can Teach Us About Consciousness
New research might alter our understanding of death.
consciousness
Oct. 10, 2014
What Near-Death Experiences Can Teach Us About Consciousness
New research might alter our understanding of death.
gender
Oct. 2, 2014
People Use ‘I’ and ‘Me’ Less As They Get Older, Says a New Facebook Study
But why?
gender
Oct. 2, 2014
People Use ‘I’ and ‘Me’ Less As They Get Older, Says a New Facebook Study
But why?
sex
Sept. 22, 2014
Disabled Men Explain the Real Reasons They Paid for Sex
It’s as much about independence as it is about lust.
sex
Sept. 22, 2014
Disabled Men Explain the Real Reasons They Paid for Sex
It’s as much about independence as it is about lust.
medical history
Sept. 18, 2014
The Debate Over an 18th-Century Sex-Change Surgery
It started when a surgeon noted an “irregularity” in a young patient’s “external parts.”
medical history
Sept. 18, 2014
The Debate Over an 18th-Century Sex-Change Surgery
It started when a surgeon noted an “irregularity” in a young patient’s “external parts.”
body image
Sept. 11, 2014
Women Who Wear Hijabs May Have a Better Body Image
What the hijab tells us about standards of beauty from different parts of the world.
body image
Sept. 11, 2014
Women Who Wear Hijabs May Have a Better Body Image
What the hijab tells us about standards of beauty from different parts of the world.
linguistics
July 23, 2014
Why Can’t We Stop Talking About ‘Bikini Bodies’?
The staying power of a troubling term.