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I’m in a Zoom meeting, speaking to a screen full of black squares, trying to coax voices out of the void. The other callers are all members of an executive board, and they’re in turmoil over the ...

In this lyrical meditation on freedom, Big D contemplates the mysterious, free world outside after four decades in prison ...

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After some three decades studying emotions, Lisa Feldman Barrett, a professor of psychology at Northeastern University in Boston, has come to the following conclusion: ‘Not everybody has as much ...

The difference between a brief flirtation and an all-consuming love affair is one of interest. Put a different way: the thing that might save you from losing all your money, time and sanity to any ...

Does it matter if your romantic partner is similar to you? From traits like extraversion to specific habits, there are many ways a couple can match. New research tests whether it helps by Phuong Linh ...

P D Magnus is a professor of philosophy at the University at Albany, State University of New York. He writes on both the philosophy of science and the philosophy of art. His latest book is A ...

Moin Syed is a professor of psychology at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. His research focuses on identity and personality development in cultural contexts, as well as metascience and ...