Why You Love the Smell of Old Books
Scent carries significant psychological meaning. A recent paper proposed that scent be included in a proposed intangible heritage list recognized by UNESCO.
How We Construct Our Online Identities
What does a successful mom blogger have to do with a character from James Joyce's Ulysses? The way we construct our identities has always been artificial.
How Should Therapists Handle Patients Seeking Stimulants?
Patients called with no time for curiosity. They wanted stimulants, and they wanted them now. Then we could talk.
How Anxiety Got Rebranded As Depression
Depression diagnoses have skyrocketed over the past 50 years, but not necessarily as result of underlying changes in our mental health.
Can Advertising Be a Science?
Advertisers have been trying to develop a precise science of advertising for more than a century.
The Psychological Origins of Procrastination—and How We Can Stop Putting Things Off
The psychology behind procrastination involves how we perceive of value,
How 9/11 Changed Americans
15 years after 9/11, what are the lasting effects on Americans' psychology?
Is There Really a Link between Mental Illness and Homelessness?
"Housing first” programs are helping cut homelessness in big ways. How significant is the link between mental illness and homelessness?