To some, the idea of leaving a religion can seem as innocuous as cancelling a gym membership. However, for many who have left a faith tradition, the reality is much more complicated. As a psychologist ...

How did humans create the earliest words? Iconic vocal sounds, which match form and meaning, likely played a key role Language gives us the power to describe, virtually without limit, the countless ...

Rather than trying to leave behind beloved art by immoral artists, let philosophy offer you a model for engaging with it Reflecting on her long-standing love of Edward Scissorhands (1990) amid ...

If you’ve been thinking about changing to a vegetarian or vegan diet, you might have one, two or many reasons. Maybe a high cholesterol level on a recent lab test persuaded you to eliminate red meat ...

Some people watch history pass by. Others high in ‘historical consciousness’ truly live it – and seem to benefit as a result ...

Standard features of human memory and learning can help explain the disorientation that follows the death of a loved one When a loved one dies, many of us fall very suddenly into a disorienting new ...

Disgust protects you, but it can also keep you at arm’s length from others. You can learn to lessen disgust’s false alarms Imagine it’s a hot and humid day. You’re cleaning up after dinner, and you ...

There are many kinds of pseudosciences: astrology, homeopathy, flat-Earthism, anti-vaxx. These ‘fields’ traffic in bizarre claims with scientific pretensions. On a surface level, these claims seem to ...

Physics tells us that time doesn’t flow like a river, as Heraclitus claimed. Why then do we feel like we’re swept along? What could be more universal and obvious than this flowing? And yet things are ...

Take a moment to call to mind a few of your fondest memories, the kind of memory so vivid that you can picture and describe it in rich detail. You might recall a vacation with friends, a concert, the ...

Uncertainty is a universal human predicament: ‘the future’s not ours to see’, as a song once put it. While people often feel pretty certain about many things – including the sense that the rhythms of ...

Doctors said my son would die. I wouldn’t believe them, raised millions of dollars and travelled the world for a cure ...