In their classic 1998 textbook on cognitive neuroscience, Michael Gazzaniga, Richard Ivry, and George Mangun made a sobering observation: there was no clear mapping between how we process language and what was... Read more »
Awkward, anxious, vulnerable. Three more words to describe adolescence. That’s adding to insecure, the single word I chose to summarize teen turbulence in Part 1 of this three-part series that explores the... Read more »
Positive change that occurs through reflection or insight hardly affects the autopilot brain, which is dominated by habits, conditioned responses, tacit attitudes, and deep bias. We’re aware of judgments, feelings, and values... Read more »
I am writing this post on Friday, November 7, 2025, just a few days after the U.S. elections. The day after the election, Wednesday, November 8, I found out that my good... Read more »
Dictionary.com just declared the slang term “6-7” the word of the year. But what does it mean? Source link Read more »
Imagine a time when life hit you hard, a job loss, a breakup, or a significant personal trauma. Why did you, or someone you know, manage to “bounce back” relatively quickly, while... Read more »
One of my fondest learning experiences from elementary school was in fourth grade, when we had immersive lessons on birds. This has stayed with me for years because of the multi-sensory nature... Read more »
Imagine your job is entirely screen-based, often monotonous, and done in isolation. This is the reality for thousands of U.S. online workers, often completing small tasks on platforms like Amazon Mechanical Turk... Read more »
What’s more predictive of relationship satisfaction for couples than the amount of conflict? Successful relational repair. When couples can make effective repairs, even when conflict occurs, they are far more likely to... Read more »
Imagine a blueprint that dictates the shape of your adult world. For many, that blueprint is drawn during childhood by their primary caregivers. The way parents interact with their children, the subtle... Read more »