Introverts vs Extroverts
AdultsHumanPsychologySocietyWritten by Amanda Edward, Rachel Salt, Gregory Brown and Mitchell Moffit
Why you shouldn't drive slowly in the left lane
AdultsData ScienceHealthTransportation...Can we all agree that the left lane is for passing, please?
Is Most Published Research Wrong?
AdultsSocietyData ScienceScience...Mounting evidence suggests a lot of published research is false.
Kids On: Escaping The Friend Zone
AdultsPsychologyRelationshipsSociety...In this episode of Kids On, the kids give advice on how to avoid/escape the dreaded friend zone.
What does it mean to be a refugee?
AdultsPoliticsSocietyHumanAbout 60 million people around the globe have been forced to leave their homes to escape war, violence and persecution. The majority have become Internally Displaced Persons, meaning they fled their homes but are still in their own countries.
How Is Your Phone Changing You?
AdultsPsychologyTechnologyMental Health...Should you be worried about your cellphone?
Should you trust unanimous decisions?
AdultsPsychologySocietyJusticeImagine a police lineup where ten witnesses are asked to identify a bank robber they glimpsed fleeing the scene. If six of them pick the same person, there's a good chance that's the culprit.
Inside the mind of a master procrastinator
AdultsPsychologySocietySelf...Tim Urban knows that procrastination doesn't make sense, but he's never been able to shake his habit of waiting until the last minute to get things done.
The Prisoner's Dilemma
AdultsRelationshipsSocietyPsychologyThe prisoner's dilemma is a canonical example of a game analyzed in game theory that shows why two purely "rational" individuals might not cooperate, even if it appears that it is in their best interests [citation needed] to do so.
The Weakness of Strength
AdultsPsychologySocietyRelationships...When people close to us annoy us, and we wonder why we allowed them into our lives, we should draw vital comfort from a theory known as The Weakness of Strength.
The Speed of Life Veritasium
AdultsPsychologySocietyScience...Why does time appear to speed up as we get older? Can we slow it down?