The hidden calculations that determine whether you will cry
We think of tears as an overflow of emotion, but an evolutionary lens shows they’re a rational form of social signalling
by Daniel Sznycer & Debra Lieberman
The body and physical health
Growing pains, bras, size, sex – a group of women get candid about all things boobs
A film by Subarna Dash and Vidushi Gupta
After four decades in prison, Big D contemplates the brave new world that awaits him
Directed by Laura Tejero Núñez
After a life-altering diagnosis, Case crafts a loving message to his future self
A film by Case Jernigan
How to maintain a healthy gut
With a few lifestyle and dietary changes, you can protect your gut microbiome, boost your immunity and improve your mood
by Vincent Ho
Moving through the world pregnant, my body became everyone’s
And I knew that, once I became a mother, I would be only more visible, more public, more available for scrutiny
by Katie da Cunha Lewin
In defence of slouching: the bad science behind good posture
The idea that we should all stand straight is widely accepted. But this modern obsession has dubious origins
by Beth Linker
It’s not foolish to foster hope in the face of illness and death
As a great loss loomed, I feared straying too far from the hard truth. But I learned to distinguish denial from hope
by Christiana Boules
Caregiving is the highest form of love in this powerful family portrait
Directed by William D Caballero
Fixating on her body, a woman grapples with strange distortions of the self
Directed by Chenghua Yang
A boy’s universe becomes strange and wondrous in this enchanting short
Directed by Gabriel Gabriel Garble
Menopause was a French invention at a time of revolution
French doctors of the 1800s had a vested interest in pathologising women’s ageing, as do many commercial entities today
by Alison M Downham Moore
‘Suddenly you are here’ – a breathless, hilarious ode to new motherhood
Directed by Henriette Rietz
You are your body: here’s how to feel more at home in it
Just because you live in a body, doesn’t mean you feel at one with it. Embodiment psychology can help you reconnect
by Elna Schütz