When we move to another country, we are often exposed to a culture different from ours and need to go through four stages of transition: Honeymoon, frustration, adjustment, and adaptation. Some people are excited about the foreign...

Stereotypes are often understood solely as common beliefs about a particular category or group of people, including their personality, appearance, or abilities. However, they also serve as mental shortcuts, helping us generalize, reduce...

When children become teenagers, hormonal changes shift their circadian rhythm—they get tired later. Since schools typically don't adapt to their new natural sleep cycle, they often get less sleep during weekdays, affecting their memory...

Gender roles have evolved throughout history and societies, but biological differences are here to stay. How do these differences impact our life and body? And what differences are due to social pressure and education?

The principles of persuasion are a set of psychological rules to influence others. In his book "Influence", Robert Cialdini outlines 6 main principles: Reciprocity, scarcity, authority, consistency, liking and consensus. He later added a...

Why do we want the things we want? One psychological explanation is that we often actually don't know what we want, but instead imitate others. This phenomenon is known as mimetic theory. According to Girard, the French philosopher who...

In 1980, Benjamin Libet wanted to find out whether our mind prepared for a movement before we were aware of it. He set up an experiment monitoring brain activity, and found that our brain becomes active 500 milliseconds before we become...

Borderline Personality Disorder is a mental health condition characterized by a distorted self-image, along with difficulties regulating emotions and maintaining relationships. People with the condition are more at risk for depression...

In a group of 100 children, 2 to 4 will have minds that are atypical in a particular way. They have difficulties paying attention, talk too much, or constantly interrupt others. Later they are often diagnosed with Attention Deficit...

In this video, we explore the rich and diverse cuisine of the Korean Peninsula. From the simplicity of their ingredients to the artful use of pickling, Korean cooking showcases a range of sumptuous flavors. With a focus on vegetables and...

This video provides a glimpse into the rich and diverse cuisine of Thailand, known for its abundance of aromatic herbs, spices, and delicious fruits and vegetables. From staple vegetables like eggplant and Chinese cabbage to lesser-known...

Linguistic relativity theory suggests that the languages we use influence how we think.. Because languages have different structures and words to describe the world, people pay attention to different things when speaking them - from here...

When losing someone or something that is important to us we often go through 5 stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Each stage serves a purpose to help us come to terms with a loss. This complex...

The 10 stages of genocide have been observed and described by Dr Gregory Stanton as a framework to understand how crimes against humanity happen. The framework is supposed to help us spot early warning signs and potentially prevent a...

Our ability to sense, comprehend, and control emotions is known as emotional intelligence (EI) and is considered crucial to human flourishing. For centuries we thought that emotions and cognition were two separate things. Today we know...

It’s not your imagination: Brussels sprouts used to suck.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has unwanted intrusive and repetitive thoughts that become obsessions. These obsessions then make them do things to relieve the thoughts, a behavior called compulsions....

Some people think they are immune to ads. If you are one of them, you might not have heard of the mere exposure effect— a psychological phenomenon by which we tend to like things the more we are exposed to them. Beware, it takes just...

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is an introspective self-assessment that evaluates how we perceive the world and make decisions. It measures our preferences in 4 domains: mental energy sources, information processing,...

We often think of freedom as being able to act without restraints. But as one’s freedom can affect the freedom of another, acting without restraint usually creates problems. To prevent that, we create rules. Philosopher Isaiah Berlin...

A growing number of parents believe in unschooling — the process of learning through life, outside classrooms. Similar to homeschooling it usually happens at home or within the community. But while homeschooling usually follows a formal...

When deliveries can’t get through the snow, Shane saves his festive Christmas Eve feast by making the most of sprouts. But is Alf all that he seems ...?

Project-Based Learning is a method that involves students in a long-term in-depth investigation of a real world challenge. Instead of raw memorization of facts or following instructions that present a smooth path to knowledge, students...

People tend to judge and remember experiences based on how they felt at the peak and at the end of it. This psychological phenomenon is known as the peak-end-rule. The model was first proposed by Barbara Fredrickson and Daniel Kahneman...