psyche13hOpinion
Greedy people might be frowned upon, but are they the winners?
Some individuals have a persistent tendency to want ever more stuff and status. Psychologists are examining the lives they ...
psyche1dOpinion
Going with your gut feels good, but it’s not always wise
Research is revealing the mood benefits of making intuitive decisions, but some situations call for an analytical approach ...
psyche4d
Fixating on her body, a woman grapples with strange distortions of the self
Through vivid, surreal illustrations, a filmmaker captures her fraught relationship with her body after a breakup ...
psyche5dOpinion
A key part of creativity is picking up on what others overlook
We all constantly filter a flood of details coming in. This process helps explain what gives some brains a creative edge ...
psyche7d
Why did bloody knights write love songs about spring blossoms?
is professor of music at Indiana University, US. Her books include The Refrain and the Rise of the Vernacular in Medieval French Music and Poetry (2013) and Song, Landscape, and Identity in Medieval ...
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How temptation works, and why it nearly stopped me writing this
My editor needs this essay from me by the end of the day today. I have plenty of time to finish it before then. And yet, even as I resolve to get it finished, I recognise the possibility that I won’t.