�鶹��ý

Skip to content

person asleep

Health

People with narcolepsy may be more creative because of how they sleep

Creativity tests reveal that people with narcolepsy are more inventive, perhaps because they rapidly enter the dream state in which we have unusual experiences

News

a woman with a shadow image of herself

Definition

Psychology

child being read a bedtime story with a dinosaur shadow on the wall

Mind

The Science of Storytelling is an essential guide to our own minds

Culture

Jared Diamond

Earth

Want to stop climate change? Jared Diamond says nations need therapy

Culture

people meditating

Health

Brain scans reveal magic mushroom drug enhances mindfulness meditation

News

Rage, tech and Miley Cyrus: What the new Black Mirror will bring

Technology

Rage, tech and Miley Cyrus: What the new Black Mirror will bring

Culture

High Life’s sex and black holes sci-fi intrigues without satisfying

Space

High Life’s sex and black holes sci-fi intrigues without satisfying

Culture

lie detector

Technology

The truth about lie detectors: They don't work and never have

Insight

A matchbox

Mind

Weird physical illusion makes you think objects are impossibly light

News

People on a rollercoaster

Mind

Aaaaaargh! The true nature of screaming has finally been revealed

Can you tell the difference between a scream and a whistle? Most people consider rough, high-pitched noises a scream – and 70 per cent were tricked by a whistle

News

Mind

The psychology of magic and how it plays with our minds

Culture

Humans

Writing: Making Your Mark reveals the power of the written word

Culture

Technology

The psychological dark side of sharing your daily life on YouTube

Culture

Life

Don't miss: Visualising inequality, space comms and a rare pregnancy

Culture