Human Behaviour
Mind & Meaning
Psychology and the human experience under pressure. From the introvert who needs three days alone after a party to the astronaut managing isolation on the ISS — Mind & Meaning explores how people make sense of themselves and others, and what frontier life teaches us about being human.
Human Factors
Marcus Aurelius on the gratitude shift that dissolves disappointment
Human Behaviour
South Korean men on track to live longer than any male population by 2030
Human Factors
Ancient Persian faith shaped heaven and hell in three major religions
Psychology
Parasite from cats may be rewiring human brains to take more risks
Human Factors
A single gunshot can permanently damage the ear's irreplaceable sensory cells
Human Factors
Thailand survived European empire by playing Britain and France against each other
Human Factors
Seneca's wisdom on friendship gains power when you complete the quote
Human Factors
Satisfaction you're chasing moves further away the closer you get
Science & Engineering
Dopamine drives desire, not the pleasure itself, scientists find
Human Behaviour
More daily steps mean lower mortality risk, study finds—but older adults peak at 6,000 to 8,000
Human Behaviour
Montesquieu saw our real problem: we compare ourselves to others, not reality
Human Behaviour
Women born in Spain in 1896 were estimated to average about 151.1 centimetres tall
Human Behaviour
Rajasthan temple venerates 25,000 rats as reincarnated ancestors, feeding them ritual offerings
Human Behaviour
A language dies every few weeks, taking irreplaceable worlds of meaning
Human Factors