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Awareness

​Psychological Dependence on Algorithms: Who Is in Control—You or the Algorithm?

​The modern human experience is mediated more and more by a set of invisible hands: the algorithm. Whether it is the choice of a romantic partner, the music played during a morning commute, or the political “truth” consumed at dinner,

Education

Why Jean Piaget Studied His Own Children: Origins, Insights, and Limits

It was in the winter of 1925 when a Swiss scientist by the name of Jean Piaget embarked on an experiment that would forever revolutionise human psychology. His laboratory was not the sterile room with the equipment, but the nursery

Technology

How Smartphones and Social Media Rewire Our Brains: A Neuroscience Perspective

Digital media and technology have become deeply intertwined in our lives. Without even realising, it has slowly and deeply strengthened its roots in our daily life, for example, the moment we wake up, the first thing we do is check

Social

Identity Fragmentation Across Social Media Platforms and Its Mental Toll

Think of one sitting in a sunlit home office in quietness. They have just revised their LinkedIn profile(Social Media), made sure the headline of their profile indicates that they are a Results-Oriented Project Manager, and their headshot presents an ideal

Health Relationship

Hypervigilance in Post-Relationship Adjustment: Why the Brain Stays on Alert

Leaving a toxic relationship is supposed to feel like freedom. And in many ways it does, but for a significant number of survivors, freedom arrives accompanied by an unwanted passenger: a nervous system that cannot stop scanning for danger. Doors

Therapy

Ketamine Therapy: A New Hope for Depression

Consider a clinical environment in which the quality of care in treating depression has been stagnant at almost 40 cents. The trial-and-error clinical experience of antidepressants, be it selective serotonin reuptake (SSRI) or serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), offers little more

Education

Attention Restoration Theory: How Nature Recharges the Human Mind

Mikhil is a 27-year-old corporate employee. He has been working for the past 5 years in his current firm, which is very far from his home. He has to drive almost 1 hour to reach his office. Recently, he has

Editor's Choice Parenting

Attachment Styles in Surrogate Mothers: An Opinion

Surrogacy used to be morally incorrect and socially strange. Now it’s a standard method of making individuals reproduce in most countries. Couples and individuals get an actual chance at parenting with the help of surrogacy, especially couples who deal with

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Design a Break Room That Reduces Stress Eating

Stress eating doesn’t usually come down to willpower. It’s rarely that simple.  In workplace break rooms, tiny cues do more work than people think—what’s sitting out on the counter, what’s eye level in the fridge, what can be grabbed in

Awareness

The Psychology Behind Reactive Abuse

It often begins with something small, a cutting remark, a deliberate provocation, or a nickname designed to sting. The person on the receiving end tries to hold it together. They remind themselves to stay composed, not give in, and to