Heroic actions are often intuitive – even impulsive – rather than a product of thoughtful deliberation. MHU/Getty Images

What makes people willing to risk their lives to save others?

Study after study has shown that men tend to be more willing to put themselves in harm’s way to help others. Why some men rise to the occasion – and others don’t – has been a bit trickier to pin down.
Bagi banyak orang yang lebih tua, musik masa kini masuk di kuping kiri dan keluar di kuping kanan. Shutterstock.com/photograph.kiev

Mengapa orang tua tidak suka musik anak muda?

Musik tentu tidak terus memburuk dari jaman ke jaman. Jadi kenapa generasi yang lebih tua mengejek setiap lagu hit baru?
For many older people, today’s music goes in one ear and out the other. Shutterstock.com/photograph.kiev

Why do old people hate new music?

Music doesn’t get objectively worse over time. So why do older generations scoff at each new top 40 hit?
George Henry Durrie’s ‘Winter in the Country: A Cold Morning’ (1861). Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Why there’s no place like home for the holidays

Home can be a slippery concept. But psychologists have long understood that it plays a huge role in self-identity and emotional well-being.
Sometimes you don’t know whether to laugh or cry. 'Clowns' via www.shutterstock.com

The psychology behind why clowns creep us out

Random clown sightings don’t make everyone laugh. A psychologist who has studied creepiness explains why clowns are especially adept at making us squirm.
Le bonheur, sentiment éphémère, nous semble souvent hors de portée. Steve Corey/Flickr

La recherche du bonheur est‑elle un leurre ?

Les livres de développement personnel nous donnent toujours plus de clés pour atteindre le bonheur. Alors pourquoi semble-t-il perpétuellement nous échapper?
In life, happiness can seem fleeting and elusive, something just out of reach. Steve Corey/flickr

Why you shouldn’t want to always be happy

The positive psychology movement led to hundreds of studies dedicated to improving human happiness. So why has nothing changed?
The 1992 class photo from Morse High School in San Diego, California. Ewen Roberts/flickr

Why high school stays with us forever

Evolutionary psychology could explain why the memories and friendships formed during these years seem more vivid, potent and meaningful than those from any other stage of life.

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