has spent more than 20 years as a journalist, writing primarily about sexuality. Now in her mid-40s, a member of the sandwich ...

Many of us crave trivial details while ignoring much of the world around us. Research helps explain this selective curiosity ...

Contrary to classic habit science, certain behaviours never become easy. Recognising this can help you stick with them ...

In the therapy room, I’ve seen how rethinking what we are – and what it means to ‘be dead’ – can lighten our fears ...

The early Chinese philosophers knew that a healthy mind comes from a harmonious community, not a matter for individuals alone Mental illness is often thought to be a matter of individual disorder.

But his most memorable job remains making bread with those labeled unfit to live in society. At 5 am, a correction officer ...

At a time of rising intolerance, the century-old work of C E M Joad reminds us what tolerance really is and why we need it ...

There’s a modern belief that talent or effort can carry anyone to the top. It’s a myth that’s especially harmful to men The early 21st century is described as a time of crises. Liberal democracy, the ...

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There are many kinds of pseudosciences: astrology, homeopathy, flat-Earthism, anti-vaxx. These ‘fields’ traffic in bizarre claims with scientific pretensions. On a surface level, these claims seem to ...

For the ‘quantified self’ movement, the dream is better living through data analysis. You know the quantified self disciples: they’re the people dutifully recording their steps, sleep, sex, anything ...

With a few lifestyle and dietary changes, you can protect your gut microbiome, boost your immunity and improve your mood In healing my relationship with food and cooking, I saw how caring for myself ...