You can see the pattern clearly. You’ve seen it for years. You know exactly where it leads. And somehow — despite full awareness, despite genuine intention to change — you end up there again. The neuroscience of repetition compulsion reveals…
Human Behaviour
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We’re weird, wonderful and wildly predictable. Dive into the science of human behaviour and discover why humans think, feel and act the way they do — no psychology degree required.
The values you hold. The fears you carry. The way you think about money, family, success and failure. Most of it wasn’t formed by your own experience. The psychology of cultural inheritance reveals it was handed to you by people…
You crossed your legs because the person across from you crossed theirs. You started using a word your friend uses constantly. You adopted an accent after spending a week somewhere new. The psychology of mimicry reveals you’re doing this constantly…
You don’t think of yourself as someone who needs enemies. The science of us versus them thinking suggests your brain disagrees. Here’s the dark neuroscience behind why humans are wired to divide, exclude and oppose — and why understanding it…
Being left out feels devastating in a way that’s hard to explain. You’re not being dramatic. You’re not being weak. The science of social rejection reveals your brain was literally built to treat exclusion as a life threatening emergency. You…
They’re not stupid. They’re not always evil. They’re not even always wrong about their abilities. The psychology of the god complex reveals something far more unsettling — a brain that has been chemically and neurologically rewired by power, success and…
You know you should sleep earlier. Save more money. Eat better. Exercise. Start that thing you keep putting off. You know all of this. And yet. The psychology of future self reveals why your brain genuinely doesn’t treat future you…
That rush when someone finally admits you were right. The satisfaction of the perfect comeback. The quiet glow of winning an argument you’ve been having for days. The neuroscience of winning arguments explains exactly why it feels that good —…
You don’t think about death very often. Or so you believe. The psychology of mortality suggests it’s quietly running more of your behaviour than you’d ever feel comfortable admitting. You’re not thinking about death right now. You’re thinking about this…
You’d think being intelligent would make life easier. Better decisions. Better outcomes. Better everything. But research keeps finding something uncomfortable — intelligent people and happiness have a surprisingly complicated relationship. There’s a version of intelligence we celebrate without question. The…