Decision-making
Decision-making
idea
Stereotypes might not be as powerful as psychologists assumed
Research on first impressions suggests that people’s behaviour can trump any biased assumptions we might make about them
by Shayla Love
Decision-making
idea
Do you think more clearly when reading or when listening?
How we take in information has a remarkably significant effect on how intuitive or analytical we are in thinking about it
by Janet Geipel & Boaz Keysar
The self
guide
How to connect with your future self
Does the future ‘you’ seem like a stranger? Getting to know them better will help you to make healthier, wiser decisions
by Shayla Love
Ethics
film
A vegetarian with a beef farm faces a life-altering moral impasse
Directed by Alex Lockwood
Values and beliefs
idea
Do you have a duty to tell people they’re wrong about carrots?
How to decide whether you should correct someone’s false beliefs about carrots, vaccines and South American dictators
by Giulia Terzian & M Inés Corbalán
Mind and brain
idea
Allow error into your life and experience the joy of surprise
Neuroscience theories see the human brain as an error-minimising machine. But that overlooks the joy of the unexpected
by Leyla Loued-Khenissi
Parenting and families
guide
How to know if you want to be a parent
Set aside everyone else’s preconceptions. Then try doing these counterintuitive exercises to understand your own desires
by Ann Davidman
Thinkers and theories
idea
The id and the nudge: where Freud meets behavioural economics
Both Sigmund Freud and behavioural economists describe a dual-process mind. But the differences in their ideas are revealing
by Briana S Last
Parenting and families
idea
It should be OK for parents to express regret about having children
Regret is common to all humans. So it’s no surprise that some parents regret having children: it shouldn’t be a taboo topic
by Jenna Abetz & Julia Moore
Freedom and choice
guide
How to think about free will
You can’t escape cause and effect, but there is a way of viewing human agency that is motivating, plausible and humane
by Julian Baggini