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When I was six, I met my sister: her quiet question sparked a bond that took us from foster agency to home.
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7 months, 2 weeks ago
Guilty pleasures are more than just giving in to temptation
Psychologists are discovering what’s going on when you do something you enjoy, but also feel weird or embarrassed about.
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7 months, 2 weeks ago
Let the mystery be
As a hospital chaplain, I watched lives end, faiths fracture and certainties crumble. My job was holding hands in the dark.
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7 months, 2 weeks ago
How to reconnect with your inner child
The experiences you had as a child influence your emotional life as an adult. Recognising these dynamics can be healing.
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7 months, 2 weeks ago
A common misunderstanding about genetics
People’s misunderstanding of terms like ‘heritability’ shows how important it is to communicate science carefully.
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7 months, 2 weeks ago
On loving a clone, or why love can’t be rationally justified
You couldn’t love a clone of someone the same way you loved the original. But why? And what does this reveal about love?.
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7 months, 2 weeks ago
The chocolate edible
When a weed-infused treat put me in a psychological tailspin, it reshaped what I knew about fear.
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7 months, 2 weeks ago
Why AI’s hallucinations are like the illusions of narcissism
Unable to handle uncertainty, AI mimics the narcissistic compulsion to fill voids with plausible but false narratives.
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7 months, 3 weeks ago
Experiments in resistance
When I tested people’s blood after a protest, I discovered that science itself could be a form of dissent.
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7 months, 3 weeks ago
IQ scores are falling but, no, we’re not growing more stupid
Screens and social media get the blame, but the real problem lies in how we measure intelligence in the first place.
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7 months, 3 weeks ago