Sports and games
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Sisyphus, skateboarders, and the value in endless failure
by Andrei A Buckareff
Photography
idea
Victorian hidden mothers and the continued erasure of mothering
by Andrea Kaston Tange
Sex and sexuality
guide
How to talk about sexual desires
It’s not always easy to open up about sex. But letting a partner in on your wants and fantasies can strengthen your bond
by Sarah Hunter Murray
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Freedom and choice
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Brainwashing has a grim history that we shouldn’t dismiss
by Joel E Dimsdale
Neurodiversity
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Why neurodiversity and entomology so often go together
by Alice Laciny
Personality
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Childhood shyness can be advantageous – don’t pathologise it
by Raha Hassan & Kristie Poole
Neuroscience
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Brain scans look stunning, but what do they actually mean?
by Danielle Carr
Thinking and intelligence
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Hula hooping is not mindless, it is bodily problem solving
by Elina Vessonen
Painting and sculpture
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Items swallowed in Japan’s tsunami form a unique memorial an ocean away
Directed by John Bolton
Goals and motivation
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How to perform well under pressure
Ditch the tough talk, it won’t help. Instead cultivate your mental flexibility so you can handle whatever comes your way
by Josephine Perry
Thinkers and theories
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Musonius Rufus: Roman Stoic, and avant-garde feminist?
by Massimo Pigliucci
Anxiety
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After many false starts, this might be the true age of anxiety
by Jason Schnittker
Nature
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Look past the woods – each tree is an individual to be cherished
by Sarah Boon
Ethical living
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Sikh ethics sees self-centredness as the source of human evil
by Keshav Singh
Artists and movements
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An artist’s serene moving paintings probe the surface of reality itself
Films by Susi Sie