Psychology

What’s really driving the way people speak, react, and respond.

Scientists can now mark the exact point a behavior stops being a decision, and for anyone who watches themselves for a living it names something you have felt happen and never timed

A Clemson study reframed consumer happiness and the finding is this: shopping calms stress for an afternoon, but the purchases that actually raise long-term wellbeing are the ones that disappear into how someone already lives

Goleman’s research found that EI competencies outpace cognitive skill in distinguishing star performers — and that’s still worth taking seriously

Caltech astronomers say a hidden planet may be quietly reshaping the outer Solar System — and the evidence is mounting

Research suggests one overlooked part of the immune system may help explain why some people age with more resilience than others

People raised in the 60s and 70s grew up with childhoods that had fewer passwords, fewer cameras, fewer schedules, and more sky

Thought of the day from Daniel Kahneman: “People who are cognitively busy are more likely to make selfish choices, use sexist language, and make superficial judgments in social situations”

My friend told me retiring didn’t feel like freedom at first — it felt like being handed back every hour she’d ever wished for and not knowing who she was inside them

7 things that quietly get easier after 65 that nobody tells you about, because we only ever talk about what gets harder

The flywheel effect — a well-known concept in platform economics — helps explain how YouTube became dominant and why Meta may be falling behind