Oct 10 2017
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A new study from Brigham Young University has concluded that there’s really only one good way to tell someone…
Aug 24 2017
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It was a remarkably odd feeling to sit slumped over in an office arm chair, my coworkers watching me as I described…
Mar 29 2017
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In the New Yorker, Rachel Aviv has written about “resignation syndrome,” an affliction specific to immigrant…
Dec 15 2016
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Newest, Most Rigorous Study to Date Shows (Again) That Abortion Doesn't Cause Psychological Problems
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The newest and largest U.S. study to date, following nearly 1,000 women over five years, shows that abortion doesn’t…
Oct 26 2016
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Picture this: It’s 1960. You’re settling in to enjoy an X-rated film at a local theater, minding your own business,…
Aug 19 2015
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Turns out every other Super Bowl commercial is a waste of everyone’s fucking time.
Jul 15 2015
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It’s easy to think of empathy as something you’ve got or don’t got, but researchers contend that a new spate of…
Apr 24 2015
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Each of us has a narrative we’re peddling about ourselves, an image we think we present to the world: he’s gracious…
Mar 6 2015
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A recent study from Penn State has put together a definitive profile of the average American female serial killer,…
Nov 30 2014
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The times they are a' changin', but, make no mistake: You aren't. Especially if you're over 30, because at that…
Jul 28 2014
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Are you ready to win an argument every time? Whether you're debating world peace, civil rights issues or who should…
Jun 11 2014
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Pixar brass have broken their silence (or, you know, just started talking now because they weren't entirely sure…
Jun 4 2014
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People! We love being entertained and, furthermore, we love being entertained by sad-as-fuck movies. But is there a…
Apr 29 2014
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When you leave home ready to face the public having spent five minutes or 50, you have artfully negotiated a far…
Jan 29 2014
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I had a friend in university who grew a moustache because he liked going down on women and retaining their scent the…
Oct 18 2013
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A recent study in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science examines the motivations that women have…
Aug 6 2013
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Scientists at Cambridge University have found that girls with anorexia possess traits that echo characteristics of…
Jun 3 2013
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Geoffrey Miller, an evolutionary psychologist from University of New Mexico, lecturer at NYU, and the academic giant…
May 29 2013
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The lady in red is dancing with you, cheek to cheek*, but only because she wants you (or anyone) to put a baby in…