Who are you, really? The puzzle of personality | Brian Little
AdultsHumanPsychologySelfWhat makes you, you? Psychologists like to talk about our traits, or defined characteristics that make us who we are.
How to stay calm when you know you'll be stressed
AdultsHealthHumanPsychology...You're not at your best when you're stressed. In fact, your brain has evolved over millennia to release cortisol in stressful situations, inhibiting rational, logical thinking but potentially helping you survive, say, being attacked by a lion.
Why do you want to squeeze cute things?
AdultsHumanPsychologyScienceExplore the psychology of the phenomenon known as cute aggression, which is the urge to squeeze, bite or pinch something cute.
Truth Decay
AdultsHistoryHumanPsychology...Trust is eroding, in part, due to the over-abundance of opinion-based content; we must all develop better tools and habits for consuming information to regain a shared understanding of what is true.
Among Us Science - When Does Lying Go Too Far? ft. TheAmaazing
AdultsGamingPsychologyScience...Gaslighting in Among Us? Probably okay. Gaslighting in a real relationship. Not so much!
Can you solve the dragon jousting riddle? - Alex Gendler
AdultsListeningPsychologyWriting...After years of war, the world’s kingdoms have come to an agreement. Every five years, teams representing the elves, goblins, and treefolk will compete in a grand tournament of dragon jousting...
An Antidote to Dissatisfaction
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What Happens To Your Body During Stage Fright?
AdultsHumanLifePsychology...What does stage fright really do to us? Why do our nerves get the best of us when performing?
Game theory challenge: Can you predict human behavior?
AdultsHumanPsychologyScience...Solve this classic game theory challenge: given integers from 0 to 100, what would the whole number closest to ⅔ of the average of all numbers guessed be?
Why Are Adults Bad At New Languages?
AdultsEducationHumanPsychology...Learning a new language as an adult is harder than doing so as a child because adults usually aren’t as invested and often use the wrong strategies.
Is The Joker Legally Insane?
AdultsFilmMental HealthPsychology...If any supervillain is criminally insane, it has to be The Joker right? But would any real lawyer want him to plead insanity? Kyle puts the Clown Prince of Crime on Trial.
The Dunning-Kruger Effect
AdultsCultureHumanPsychology...The Dunning-Kruger Effect was first described in a 1999 paper by David Dunning and Justin Kruger.
Why We Pick Difficult Partners
AdultsPsychologyRelationshipsSocietyIn theory, we're nowadays allowed to get together with pretty much anyone we like. And yet, at a psychological level, we aren't free to love just any suitable person. We have a type - and strangely and awkwardly, these types are often not those who stand a chance of making us maximally happy.