X CLOSE

Ideas

Thought-provoking articles about human nature from diverse thinkers

‘It cannot be helped’: on facing death as calmly as a pirate | Psyche

History of emotions

idea

‘It cannot be helped’: on facing death as calmly as a pirate

by Rebecca Simon

Spirituality is a brain state we can all reach, religious or not | Psyche

Spirituality and religion

idea

Spirituality is a brain state we can all reach, religious or not

by Tal Dotan Ben-Soussan

Why I shut down an argument in my philosophy for children class | Psyche

Learning and education

idea

Why I shut down an argument in my philosophy for children class

by Amy Reed-Sandoval

The radical impact of seeing Alzheimer’s as a second childhood | Psyche

Ageing and death

idea

The radical impact of seeing Alzheimer’s as a second childhood

by Han Yu

Addiction

idea

Recognising the rhythm in addiction offers new ways to escape it

by Eana Meng & Johannes Lenhard

Looking at portraits with an eye to evolutionary psychology | Psyche

Painting and sculpture

idea

Looking at portraits with an eye to evolutionary psychology

by Dan Sperber

You can train yourself to find disgusting things less gross | Psyche

Difficult emotions

idea

You can train yourself to find disgusting things less gross

by Shiu Wong

Craft your own renaissance with tips from Boccaccio’s Decameron | Psyche

Stories and literature

idea

Craft your own renaissance with tips from Boccaccio’s Decameron

by Dan Turello

Trauma

idea

History teachers are no longer just educators but trauma specialists

by Nena Močnik

Nature

idea

Nature is good for you. That doesn’t mean we should prescribe it

by Jeremy Mynott

When the mind is dark, making art is a thrilling way to see | Psyche

Neurodiversity

idea

When the mind is dark, making art is a thrilling way to see

by Adam Zeman

Chronic pain

idea

Solving chronic pain via the kitchen, not the medicine cabinet

by Rowena Field