How to be lucky
Most of us think that luck just happens (or doesn’t) but everyone can learn to look for the unexpected and find serendipity
There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing
It’s the neglected middle child of mental health, and can dull your motivation and focus. And it may be the dominant emotion of 2021.
Most anguish isn’t an illness but an evolved response to adversity
Psychiatry views the common mental afflictions of depression and anxiety as illnesses. From our perspective as biological anthropologists, we believe this is a colossal error. Researchers in our field are trained to think about humans in the same way that we think about chimpanzees, macaques and any other animal on the planet.
Variation is the stuff of life. So why can it make us uncomfortable?
Embracing difference is vital for our success as a species, but it places extra demands on the brain. Here’s how to get better at it.
People’s words and actions can actually shape your brain
Your family, friends and even strangers contribute to the structure and function of your brain and help it keep your body humming along. Neuroscientist Dr Lisa Feldman Barrett explains how...