Around 1950, when the developmental psychologist Peter Gray was five years old, his family moved to a new town. He didn’t know any of the kids in the neighbourhood, so his mother told him to go door ...

‘People have different colours and patterns and textures, for they have tried different uniforms.’ In the Oscar-nominated short Our Uniform, the Iranian animator Yegane Moghaddam explores the ...

The history of ‘normal’ tells a tale of prejudice and bad maths. The most usual thing about people is how much we differ Have you ever wondered whether or not you are normal? Think about the last time ...

During a 2019 episode of the popular TV show Britain’s Got Talent, the hosts, Ant and Dec, surprised the audience. ‘In the last 15 years,’ Dec said, ‘there has been a staggering 48 per cent rise in ...

Against the backdrop of political change, the rise in remote working, widespread budget cuts and the growing prevalence of mental health difficulties, being a leader has arguably become more ...

In abandoned warehouses, forests and industrial ruins, vast congregations can be found dancing for hours to high-BPM electronic music. In these spaces, often referred to as raves, phones are covered, ...

A baby sits quietly on his mother’s lap. Suddenly, their calm moment together is interrupted by a shrill and arresting sound – another baby is nearby, crying out in distress. The seated infant frowns ...

After the devastating death of her 11-year-old son, Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of Abraham Lincoln, said that she received nightly visits from the boy. He stood at the foot of her bed, she told a relative ...

Picture a woman staggering out of a 5 am spin class, legs trembling, face drawn. A man who keeps adding a few extra kilometres to his run because it doesn’t feel like enough. Or a teen who restarts ...

These artists argue we shouldn’t shy away from AI – instead, we need to help shape its future with our human creativity ...

To some, the idea of leaving a religion can seem as innocuous as cancelling a gym membership. However, for many who have left a faith tradition, the reality is much more complicated. As a psychologist ...

In an age of strong political commitments, a Nahuatl word encapsulates the freedom to let go of what has become oppressive ...