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Social

Inside the Influencer Economy: Money, Fame, and the Mental Health Cost of Going Viral

A teenager films a ten-second video, and by morning it has more views than a national news broadcast. The ambition to work in a traditional office is fading among millions of young people. As its digital era and upcoming Gen

Awareness Technology

The Psychology of “Everything Is a Subscription”: Why We Feel Overwhelmed by Monthly Commitments

The way consumers pay for goods and services has changed significantly during the last ten years. Meal kits, software, exercise programs, streaming services, and even razors are being delivered via recurring billing instead of one-time purchases. This change, which is

Awareness Health

The Evolution of Language Around Intellectual Disability: From Labels to Respect

Words carry weight. The language that is used to describe an individual with Intellectual Disability (ID)- the language that is written in their medical records, spoken by their teacher, printed in a government report- affects how they view themselves as well

Positive

The Psychology of Hope: Can Belief and Miracles Improve Well-Being?

A group of researchers studying cancer patients had a remarkable finding- not only did the patients with higher levels of hope cope better emotionally, but they also said that they had less pain and enjoyed a better quality of life

Technology

Can Human Cognition Adapt to an AI-Assisted Future?

What happens when the machine next to you starts thinking with you? Imagine you wake up and tell an AI assistant to organise your day, filter your emails, suggest a nutritious breakfast, and help write that research paper you’re struggling with. For

Life Style Positive

Better Sleep or Better Sales? The Psychology Behind Melatonin Gummies

You can now find melatonin gummies at nearly every pharmacy, as consumer-grade sleep medication packaging almost emulates prescription packaging using phrases like “clinically tested,” “deep sleep formula,” and “fall asleep faster, wake up refreshed.” The global melatonin supplements market was

Industrial

5 Stages of Grief Every Entrepreneur Faces After Business Failure

Tiny Speck was founded by Stewart Butterfield to develop a great multiplayer game (Glitch) that ultimately did not have enough users to justify continued development, so the company was closed in 2012. This was a very challenging experience for Stewart

Awareness Education

Sonam Wangchuk’s Educational Philosophy Through the Lens of Educational Psychology

Think of an educational system that fosters a culture of asking “why” rather than expecting the students to memorise “what”. The time is spent making machines, solving local problems, understanding nature, and learning through experience, rather than in preparing themselves solely

Research Technology

The Dopaminergic Loop of Predictive AI Feeds: How Algorithms Hijack the Brain’s Reward System

How Logic Algorithms Hijack the Brain’s Reward Structure, and Why Isolation Makes It Worse. Just about every user of TikTok and Instagram Videos, or YouTube Shorts, can probably relate to a certain story. At some point in the evening, a

Education

Freud vs. MRI: Which Psychoanalytic Theories Still Hold Up Today?

Sigmund Freud never had any exposure to MRI scanners. Relying solely on his clinical couch, notepad, and decades of clinical observations accumulated from listening to his patients’  dreams, fears, and forgotten memories, he constructed a complete theory of the human mind. In