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Anxiety about ageing is also often a fear of the future.
An increased disconnect from your body can make it easier to harm yourself, whether by disordered eating or suicide.
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Many people with eating disorders die from suicide. Improving perception of internal body states, or interoception, can help everyone better care for their own bodies.
Denmark’s King Frederik X wipes away a tear as he waves to a crowd of 300,000 people.
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American men see manhood in opposition to womanhood. Danes, on the other hand, see manhood as not acting immaturely, as a boy would.
The QAnon conspiracy theory has many powerful supporters.
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Being smart won’t protect you from falling down conspiracy rabbit holes.
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Four research-backed tips for achieving more this year.
Paying attention to the same thing strengthens bonds between observers.
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Even in a moment of extreme partisanship, ‘we’ still exist if ‘we’ can witness something together. Researchers are exploring how shared attention can build connection.
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Finding common ground is a crucial first step in overcoming differences of opinion and perspective.
The types of music you listen to can reflect your personality traits.
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Lots of factors can influence your music taste, from your age and where you’re from to the personality traits you have.
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The policy was announced in response to a report that found a culture of “catastrophic safeguarding failures”.
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The deeply flawed but intriguing Tony Soprano opened up a whole new world of complicated relatable characters that drew audiences in their millions.
Even kids know how to share.
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The preference for fairness emerges early in childhood, suggesting it is to some extent hardwired.
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Researchers have found that music with a fast tempo, written in the major mode evokes a sense of happiness.
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You might think someone is guilty because of unconscious opinions you hold regarding certain traits.
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Christopher Lasch’s sharp-tonged a critique of American society was a product of its time, but has things to say about the present.
Claudia Winkleman, host of The Traitors.
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Research has found that people are only marginally more accurate than chance at judging whether someone is lying or telling the truth.
Moving to a new country can often be stressful and leave people struggling with their mental well-being feeling isolated.
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New research shows that immigrants who arrive in a new country with better mental well-being are more likely to integrate and be successful.
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It can be easy to speed, even without meaning to. Here’s why and what you can do about it.
The fresh flavors taste good now – a here-and-now reward that’s more motivating than potentially avoiding health problems in the future.
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Long-term goals can be hard to stick to if the benefits are only way off in the future. Research suggests ways to focus on the here and now to help you ultimately achieve your more far-off targets.
Mindfulness means being attentive to those around us and not just ourselves.
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Being more mindful to our own needs as well as those of the people in our lives can help us be more compassionate and attentive.
Sometimes the evidence points you in a new direction.
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Intellectual humility includes owning your own biases and the possibility that you’re wrong about your beliefs or worldview. It means being open to changing your mind in response to new information.