Bookmarks tagged “psychology”
137 bookmarks tagged “psychology”
How to Have a Happy Marriage - 20 Tips for a Happy Marriage
Remember that you chose to love this person.
Should We Stop Keeping Pets?
Research into animals’ emotional lives has cast doubt on the ethics of petkeeping.
Mass Shootings in America, and Why Men (and Boys) Keep Doing This
I was 12 years old, sitting in art class in middle school. We were playing with clay and making sculptures. “I have an important announcement to make. All teachers and students need to hear this. I…
Hacking Habits: How To Make New Behaviors Last For Good - 99U
Blog :: Want to write everyday? Start exercising? Quit smoking? We look at how to hack our brains' hard-wired habit loops to change our lives for the better.
The Trip Treatment
Research into psychedelics may hold a key to coping with anxiety, addiction, and existential dread. Michael Pollan on psilocybin.
The Likely Cause of Addiction Has Been Discovered, and It Is Not What You Think
New evidence about addiction isn't just a challenge to us politically. It doesn't just force us to change our minds. It forces us to change our hearts.
Why can’t the world’s greatest minds solve the mystery of consciousness?
The long read: Philosophers and scientists have been at war for decades over the question of what makes human beings more than complex robots
An Old Fogey’s Analysis of a Teenager’s View on Social Media — The Message
Over the last few days, dozens of people have sent me a link to Andrew Watts’ “A Teenager’s View on Social Media written by an actual teen.” Increasingly, I’m getting uncomfortable and angry by the…
The scientific evidence against spanking, timeouts, and sleep training
So when you were punished as a kid, did you absolutely, never again take an extra cookie from the cookie jar?
The Overprotected Kid - The Atlantic
A preoccupation with safety has stripped childhood of independence, risk-taking, and discovery—without making it safer. A new kind of playground points to a better solution.
You Need To See This 17-Minute Film Set Entirely On A Teen's Computer Scree
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Gamasutra - News - Analysis: The Psychology of Immersion in Video Games
Game discussion often revolves around "immersion," but what exactly does that mean? Psychologist and gamer Jamie Madigan takes a look at the complex psychological concepts behind immersion in games.