psychology

  • 6 Totally Reasonable Phobias Sparked by Technology

    6 Totally Reasonable Phobias Sparked by Technology

    For all of the cat videos and spicy GIF’s tech actors have brought into the world, there’s no denying that being very online hasn’t been the best thing for anyone’s mental health. We’re anxious and angry from our time spent on social platforms, we’re overwhelmed by our email inboxes, and the depressingly common headlines about…


  • Will We Ever Be Able to Edit or Delete Memories?

    Will We Ever Be Able to Edit or Delete Memories?

    Impossible even to broach this subject without reference to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, in which an unkempt Jim Carrey enlists a legitimate if shoddily run medical firm to erase the memory of his ex-girlfriend. If that film had a message, it was almost certainly not “erasing memories is good,” but that is not…


  • Why Does Music Make Us Feel Things?

    Why Does Music Make Us Feel Things?

    Once a day, at least, I’ll tear up listening to music. Just a drop or two, or not even a drop, just a pre-cry convulsion, a sudden seizure of feeling. More often than not, I have no specific memories tied to the song in question — sometimes I’m hearing it for the first or second…


  • How Much Do Our Genes Restrict Free Will?

    How Much Do Our Genes Restrict Free Will?

    Many of us believe we are masters of own destiny, but new research is revealing the extent to which our behaviour is influenced by our genes. It’s now possible to decipher our individual genetic code, the sequence of 3.2 billion DNA “letters” unique to each of us, that forms a blueprint for our brains and…