
For young people, AI is now a second brain – should we worry?
As a resident tutor, I’ve seen how students are using AI as more than a tool. It’s a psychological shift we’ll soon all make
by Rhea Tibrewala
As a resident tutor, I’ve seen how students are using AI as more than a tool. It’s a psychological shift we’ll soon all make
by Rhea Tibrewala
Research on the psychology of apologising finds that certain word choices are more convincing because of their mental cost
by Alice Gregory
In logic, validity is prime. If you want to make valid arguments, or sniff out invalid ones, here’s what you need to do
by Robert Trueman
Video by MIT Quest for Intelligence
How I learned to hear the voice of my ancestors and speak Lenape, a language silenced for generations
Krista Nelson, as told to Dawn Fallik
Video by the Royal Institution
Losing my mother tongue was painful and humiliating. Could learning a new language help me heal?
by Frances Nguyen
Research suggests that people who express their gratitude more effusively are judged as lower status and less influential
by Christian Jarrett
If an outright refusal feels rude but you don’t want to have to explain, here’s how to say ‘no’ the Japanese way
by Richard Fisher
Our natural impulses often make matters worse. Here’s an approach that works, grounded in conflict resolution and psychology
by Adar Cohen & Nick Wignall
Something curious happens in two people’s brains during supportive interactions. It could help explain their emotional power
by Yarden Avnor & Simone Shamay-Tsoory
It can be awkward at first, but people are more open to conversation than you think – and it could lead to deeper connection
by Michael Yeomans
For Emil Cioran, ‘true contact’ with another is the deep intimacy that emerges through mute togetherness
by Sam Dresser
A study explores how many words people use a day, whether women really speak more than men, and whether we’re talking less
by Matt Huston
Are the most memorable voices just the ones we hear frequently? Or is there some other quality they have?
by Matt Huston
Video by the Harvard Business Review