Is the amount of time you spend thinking about food normal? You probably don’t know, and that’s not a failure of self-awareness. It’s a structural feature of being human. Hunger, like anxiety... Read more »
In May 2023, educational technology company Chegg faced a challenge that few leaders anticipated. For years, the company had built a successful business around helping students access answers, tutoring, and learning support.... Read more »
Post by Qin Zhao, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Western Kentucky University You get an exam back and see two numbers: your score and your percentile. Or a performance review shows both your... Read more »
Most people believe they want the truth. I’m not so sure. I think what many of us really want is to be right. The distinction may seem subtle, but it has enormous... Read more »
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) impacts an estimated 5 percent of individuals in the U.S. population. Most people associate SAD with wintertime, when short, dark days and frigid temperatures take their toll on... Read more »
This post concludes the three-part survey of musical embodiment—the idea that music isn’t just a mental experience but one that involves our entire body, and how this physical connection shapes our musical... Read more »
First approved in 2021, the new weight loss drugs, “GLP-1 receptor agonists,” include several medications, notably semaglutide (Wegovy, Ozempic). The GLP-1s suppress appetite so well that they are the most effective weight-loss... Read more »
Many people imagine eating disorder recovery as something they will begin once they feel fully ready, after the semester ends, work calms down, or life becomes less complicated. They often believe there... Read more »
When you don’t have children of your own, the only kids in your life belong to someone else. If you want time with young people, you have to borrow them. Sometimes that... Read more »
Most of us know someone who seems unbelievably lucky. They hear about a new apartment being for rent before anyone else. They wander into situations that suddenly catapult them into a great... Read more »