The positive psychology movement led to hundreds of studies dedicated to improving human happiness. So why has nothing changed?
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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.
When seeing or hearing something poignant, many get the chills. But about one-third of the population doesn’t feel this sensation.
How do we deal with people whose emotional responses we don’t understand? Demolition does not have the answers.
Our gut reactions to controversial issues like hydraulic fracturing can be powerful, but information can still change our minds.
How often do you get angry or frustrated with a machine or some piece of technology? Well what if a machine could sense our emotion and then change its behaviour to suit?
Building genuine empathy into artificial intelligence is harder than it looks. It might be a while before we see the genuine article in robots.
The best haunted houses push buttons in our brains that evolved long before houses even existed.
The execution of austere British nurse Edith Cavell in World War I inspired music, art, poetry, propaganda - but no weeping.
Often we form opinions of music because of how aggressive, depressing or joyful we perceive it to be. But studies into the effects of different music genres on listeners’ moods throw up some surprises.
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Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology, Knox College
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Wellcome Trust Medical Humanities Research Fellow, Queen Mary University of London
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Professor of Metaphysics , Durham University
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Professor of English and Cultural History, Liverpool John Moores University
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Professor of War and History, University of Sussex
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, California State University, Los Angeles
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ARC DECRA Fellow, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, Trinity College Dublin
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Lecturer of Business Law, University of Leeds
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Ph.D. Student in Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Professor of Experimental Psychology, University of Iowa
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Associate Provost & Vice President, American Public University System
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Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer in Museum Studies, University of Leicester
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Assistant Professor of Interior Design, Iowa State University