The Brain’s Negativity Bias: Why bad news sticks like glueEver had a day where one snide remark overshadows ten compliments? Or found yourself hypnotized by a doom-filled news cycle, unable to look…Feb 51Feb 51
The Zeigarnik Effect: Why Unfinished Tasks Haunt UsYou know that nagging feeling when you leave a task unfinished? That itch at the back of your mind when an email goes unsent, a novel…Feb 51Feb 51
The Extended Mind Hypothesis: Is Your Smartphone Part of Your Brain?You forget a friend’s birthday until Facebook reminds you. You can’t recall a fact but Google pulls it up in seconds. Your phone finishes…Feb 3Feb 3
Why People Fake Accents (and what it says about identity)Ah, the mysterious case of the disappearing native accent. One minute your friend sounds like they’re from Ohio, and the next, they’re…Feb 3Feb 3
Why Are Billionaires So Obsessed With Space? (And Should We Be Worried?)Space — the final frontier. Or, if you’re a billionaire, the ultimate playground.Feb 3Feb 3
The Death of Deep Reading: How the internet is turning our brains to mushThe good old days when you could sit down with a book, lose yourself in its pages and actually remember what you read. Now? You open an…Feb 2Feb 2
The Greenwashing Delusion: Are we really saving the planet?Ah, the sweet satisfaction of buying a “sustainable” product. You sip from your reusable straw, pat yourself on the back for choosing…Feb 2Feb 2
Why “Doing Nothing” Might Be the Most Productive Thing You Ever DoLet’s talk about something we all secretly crave but feel guilty about: doing nothing.Feb 1Feb 1