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See a city through a visitor’s eyes to capture feelings you’ve lost, or never had – it’s the vicarious construal effect ...

A study explores how many words people use a day, whether women really speak more than men, and whether we’re talking less ...

As much as people struggle with not knowing, we live in an uncertain world – and there are advantages to embracing that ...

Sometimes, when I’m grappling with a tricky topic, I pretend that I need to explain it to a child. For example, here is my attempt at explaining the purpose of this Guide to a notional nine-year-old: ...

In this lyrical meditation on freedom, Big D contemplates the mysterious, free world outside after four decades in prison ...

After some three decades studying emotions, Lisa Feldman Barrett, a professor of psychology at Northeastern University in Boston, has come to the following conclusion: ‘Not everybody has as much ...

From traits like extraversion to specific habits, there are many ways a couple can match. New research tests whether it helps Do birds of a feather flock together? Or do opposites attract? Folk wisdom ...