How to overcome your mistakes
Adults PsychologyExplore what prevents us from learning from our failures, and how to become more resilient through cultivating a growth mindset.
The Single Most Important Parenting Strategy
Adults PsychologyEveryone loses their temper from time to time — but the stakes are dizzyingly high when the focus of your fury is your own child.
The Weight of “Nothing” Could Mean Everything (to Physics)
Adults PsychologyDeep in a Sardinian mine, researchers are constructing an experiment that hopes to solve what's known as The Worst Prediction In The History of Physics, and pin down the true identity of dark energy.
Can Laughter Reduce Pain?
Youth PsychologyCan laughter actually reduce the pain you experience? Tune in and watch this incredible experiment to find out!
Why is it so hard to break a bad habit?
Youth PsychologyExplore the psychology behind how good and bad habits are formed, and get tips on how to manage these behaviors.
How to enter flow state
Adults PsychologyExplore the defining features of being in a flow state, and get tips on how you can find flow in your daily life.
What Does It Feel Like To Have Autism?
Youth PsychologyYou or someone you know may have autism. Dr Chris and Dr Xand of Operation Ouch find out what that feels like.
Is Someone You Love Suffering in Silence? Here's What To Do | Gus Worland | TED
Adults PsychologyLots of people talk about the need to be physically fit, but mentally fit? Not as much.
How to Calm Your Anxiety, From a Neuroscientist
Adults PsychologyWhat if you could transform your anxiety into something you can actually use during your work day? Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki shares two evidence-based activities -- breathing and movement -- that can soothe your nervous system and fuel creativity and connection.
This one weird trick will get you infinite gold - Dan Finkel
Adults PsychologyA few years ago, the king decided your life would be forfeit unless you tripled the gold coins in his treasury.
Truth Decay
Adults PsychologyTrust is eroding, in part, due to the over-abundance of opinion-based content; we must all develop better tools and habits for consuming information to regain a shared understanding of what is true.
How Smart Are Crows Actually?
Adults PsychologyHave you seen that adorable clip of a raven sledding down a snowy roof? We have, so we took a deep dive into how crows and other corvids exhibit tool use, intelligence, and maybe even consciousness.
3 Steps To Help Kids Process Traumatic Events
Adults PsychologyWhat do we say to kids when intensely traumatic events interrupt everyday life? Whether you're a teacher, parent or community builder, educator Kristen Nguyen provides three research-backed steps for navigating these difficult conversations, restoring a sense of safety and facilitating collective healing.
160,439 People Agree With Me, 64,831 Disagree
Adults PsychologyFor decades, the Sleeping Beauty Problem has divided people between two answers.
How to deal with rejection
Adults PsychologyDig into the psychology of why rejection causes us pain, and explore strategies to cope with this common experience.
Who are you, really? The puzzle of personality | Brian Little
Adults PsychologyWhat makes you, you? Psychologists like to talk about our traits, or defined characteristics that make us who we are.
How to stay calm when you know you'll be stressed
Adults PsychologyYou're not at your best when you're stressed. In fact, your brain has evolved over millennia to release cortisol in stressful situations, inhibiting rational, logical thinking but potentially helping you survive, say, being attacked by a lion.