It may sound illogical, but growing evidence shows the benefits of testing yourself before you start learning new material ...

Any action can seem futile amid so much suffering. I’ve realised the important thing is to stop despairing and do something ...

Psyche is a digital magazine from Aeon Media that illuminates the human condition through psychology, philosophy and the arts.

Empirical studies tell us about treatment outcomes, but they overlook the cultural dynamics that can help us feel better ...

is a storyteller, educator, and story editor based in Portland, Maine. She has won two Moth GrandSLAM championships, co-founded The Moth’s Education Program in 2012, and earned her PhD in narrative ...

is lecturer in law at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK. Before becoming a legal academic, she was an attorney in the Regulatory Affairs and Public Policy team at an Indian law firm.

Lines blur between male and female, human and monster in this provocative critique of sexism in the Western art world ...

For many multilinguals, switching between tongues can lead to shifts in personality, revealing the malleability of the self ...

is the principal investigator of the Solitude Lab and associate professor in psychology at Durham University in the UK. She is also a co-author of Solitude: The Science and Power of Being Alone (2024) ...