Is your humor affiliative or adversarial?

“In most instances, ‘good enough’ is good enough.” A time management expert, a cognitive scientist, and a psychologist share their takes on productivity, perfectionism, and the harm of hustle culture.

Introverts have social batteries that will drain over time, but they can be recharged with good energy hygiene. Here’s how.

Marine Tanguy — author and founder/CEO of MTArt Agency — argues that viewing and creating art has profound benefits.

“It's certainly clear that the issues of boys and men haven't gone away in the last few years. If anything, they're getting even more attention, which is good when it's the right kind of attention.”

“The way my mind works is just out of anxiety and catastrophization.”

"One of the largest mitigating factors against getting traumatized is who is there for you at that particular time."

What happens when your boss decides to weaponize positivity in the workplace?

Reality TV star, music producer, and serial entrepreneur JoJo Simmons on the power of listening and the massive benefits of switching off.

“A lot of the trends in the economy, in family life have just been much harder for working class men.”

It's OK to hate a frigid pond.

“Nothing about human behavior makes sense except in the light of culture and in anthropology, and we need to understand the cultural component to our behaviors as well.”

5-MeO-DMT may offer a practical way to access and study consciousness in its most basic form.

Humans have always had religion. What does this say about our minds? Reza Aslan PhD, Lisa Miller PhD, and Rob Bell MDiv explain.

The UNILAD founder followed a rocky road to success — and his 2023 ADHD diagnosis proved revelatory.

Our minds crave simple, linear narratives. But society rarely follows a straight line.

Three doctors break down brain function, somatic awareness, and how to recover from bad experiences.

It’s something to wrestle and live with, says behavioral scientist Arthur Brooks.

In "Human History on Drugs," Sam Kelly explores what the research can tell us about one of history’s most brilliant — and troubled — artists.

In "The Microbiome Master Key," Brett and Jessica Finlay argue that we need to stop waging war on all germs and start working with the microbes that make us who we are.

Living longer is only half the equation. Here’s how to stay healthier for more of those years.

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“We know that as little as 10 minutes of walking can improve your mood, that is getting that bubble bath with the dopamine, serotonin, endorphins going, anybody can do that.”