Why has the ‘learning styles’ theory persisted without any evidence? And what do we actually know about how we learn?

In my therapy office, I’ve found that to live with greater purpose, we must think differently about where it comes from ...

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has spent more than 20 years as a journalist, writing primarily about sexuality. Now in her mid-40s, a member of the sandwich ...

In Metamorphoses, the ancient Roman poet Ovid describes the Thespian hunter Narcissus, whose own beautiful reflection in a pool captivated him in place until he died. This warning against vanity and ...

These are not the kind of events that disrupt the course of your life. But they are all annoying, and sometimes bothersome enough that they could set the tone for the rest of your day. Annoying ...

Studies of longterm friends offer surprising insights as to whether friends who are more or less alike tend to endure Bring to mind the friendships in your life: what do you think makes some of them ...

But his most memorable job remains making bread with those labeled unfit to live in society. At 5 am, a correction officer ...

Worry is one of the most common ways that anxiety shows up in life. It fills our minds with nerve-wracking thoughts about the future. What if I forget what to say during my speech? How will I make ...

We used an electric-shock dilemma to test the strength of people’s moral principles when faced with real-world complexities You enter a quiet laboratory room. Three people sit silently on chairs, ...

There’s a modern belief that talent or effort can carry anyone to the top. It’s a myth that’s especially harmful to men The early 21st century is described as a time of crises. Liberal democracy, the ...

Can ‘visualising’ successes really lead to better outcomes? In this short from BBC Ideas, Radha Modgil, a doctor and presenter, Ashley Pople, an economist at the University of Oxford, and Jennifer ...