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OPINION - Rishi Sunak can be the candidate of change (if you ignore the last 13 years)

Every candidate for high office, from the freshest of faces to the grizzliest of incumbents, seeks to pitch themselves as the candidate of change. This hinges on a cursory understanding of human psychology. Life for a lot of people is tough and when it’s not, it’s tedious. Who the heck…

Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2023

The Quest to Colonize Mars Is Uncovering New Mysteries About Human Psychology

Analog space facilities host people who volunteer to be study subjects, isolating themselves for weeks or months in sealed habitats inside NASA centers.

Inverse · Oct 1, 2023

Doll Play Boosts Social Development In Children With Autism, Finds Study

Engaging in doll play enhances social processing and empathy skills, benefiting children with autism, according to Cardiff University research.

Zenger · Sep 29, 2023

Kota student suicides subject of psychologist’s PhD research

Kota (Rajasthan) student suicides have become a topic of debate for stakeholders. Dinesh Sharma, head of the psychology department at Government Nursing College, conducted research and submitted his thesis to the district admin. 23 coaching students have committed suicide this year, highest ever. Sharma's thesis has recommendations to ensure students…

The Hindu · Sep 17, 2023

Who is Bryan Kohberger? The criminology graduate charged with the Idaho college murders

Speculation and rumour have swirled in the months following Bryan Kohberger’s arrest, as conspiracists and armchair detectives paint all manner of pictures of the accused killer. But who really is the former PhD student? Sheila Flynn reports

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023

Does running water really trigger the urge to pee? Experts explain the brain-bladder connection

We all know that feeling when nature calls – but what’s far less understood is the psychology behind it. Why, for example, do we get the urge to pee just before getting into the shower, or when we’re swimming? What brings on those “nervous wees” right before a date?

The Conversation · Sep 13, 2023

Who is Bryan Kohberger? The criminology graduate charged with the Idaho college murders

Speculation and rumour have swirled in the months following Bryan Kohberger’s arrest, as conspiracists and armchair detectives paint all manner of pictures of the accused killer. But who really is the former PhD student? Sheila Flynn reports

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023

Why critics love to hate Elon Musk–and why his fans adore him

LSE's Grace Lordan explains how the psychology behind love and hate makes Musk elicit such emotional responses.

Fortune · Sep 13, 2023

Trump's afraid of "orange jumpsuits"

"The ineffectiveness of Trump's bombastic and revengeful rhetoric has been repeatedly demonstrated"

Salon · Sep 11, 2023

Do universal values exist? A philosopher says yes, and takes aim at identity politics – but not all of his arguments are convincing

In Moral Progress in Dark Times, German philosopher Markus Gabriel makes a case for a new enlightenment based on universal values, arguing that the democratic law-based state is a valuable vehicle for encouraging this “moral progress”.

The Conversation · Aug 23, 2023