For a woman who never fit the mould, living on a remote island was easy. Starting over afterwards was a bigger challenge ...

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We used an electric-shock dilemma to test the strength of people’s moral principles when faced with real-world complexities ...

In the social media age, it seems impossible not to measure ourselves against others – but we can dodge the worst pitfalls ...

is a detective chief superintendent and associate professor at the Norwegian Police University College in Oslo, and has 15 years’ experience as a senior detective in the Oslo Police department and at ...

A lifetime of pleasure and pain, beauty and misery, collapsed into a single scene in this sprawling animated artwork ...

is a psychologist and personality researcher at Witten/Herdecke University in Germany. His work focuses on motivated (self-)perception, specifically examining individual differences in self-knowledge ...

A psychedelic experience can be deeply rewarding, but also carries real risks. Here’s how to avoid a bad trip Photo by Gravity Images/Getty Images ...

is completing an MPhil in philosophy at the University of Sydney in Australia. His research considers how equality and inequality are reflected in everyday interactions between people.

Family lore smashes into reality in this clever, cutting short about a little girl’s take on her grandparents’ grand love ...