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Useful Pharmacology
Our success is not our own
The value of relationship control
The five stages of grief are a lie
Explaining group dynamics
The origin of insight
Neurotransmitters are a confidence game
It's not 'just' a placebo
The trap of scientific evidence
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The beauty of stress
The amygdala is a distraction
Meaning and its patterns in the brain
Animals First
Amusing Ourselves to Death
Voluntary Censorship
The Value of the Sacred
In praise of the sage
Emotion and the Mind
The Scientific Ritual
Insight and the Sciences
Varela's Gestures
Project Petrichor
The Millennium Myth
From Zero
Server 101: A Digital Foundation
Server 102: Access Everywhere
Solving the Paradox of Tolerance
Existential Therapy
Eating well
All food is toxic
Autopoiesis: the origin of complex thought
A narrative of 'grit'
Genetics is nurture
The nuance in Maslow's Hierarchy
States of Mind
Consciousness vs Conscious Access
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Your personality doesn't belong to you
Elemental Personalities
The flaws of the human perspective
Advice on brain science from a farming manual
Female zealots
How we choose our psychic predators
The sophists: natural justice or social justice?
Things to be worried about: hydraulic despotism
The true meaning of family ties
The loneliness epidemic
The predictability of humans
Successful Prophets
Folie à deux: the madness of two
What use is the cloud
Creating a digital home for our digital selves
Incidental Talent
The value of the details of trauma
The trouble with repressed memories
Weber's 'charismatic leader' is misleading
Teenage brains aren't undeveloped, they're just doing something else
Four stages of competence
Zone of Proximal Development
On Emotion
Why people lie to you (and you let them)
Annoying media trends explained by the propaganda model of Herman and Chompsky
Chompsky's 'Manufacturing Consent' explains everything that's ever pissed you off about the news
What lies beneath? The uncomfortably vague 'unconscious processes'
The absurd artificial divide that's making money off racism
We're setting goals wrong, we're missing the point, and it's troubling
We don't live in a true democracy, but that can be our strength
Who was Plato and Why Should We Care
Common sense isn't as helpful as you'd like, and neither is the truth
Why being sad isn't always a bad thing
Honey-bees are smarter than they should be
On attraction and love
The false promise of a return to nature
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Avoiding the scientific ego problem
Why catharsis is a (dangerous) lie
Alert - IQ scores are meaningless
The three reasons why everyone is so 'cliquey'
Attractiveness might be more about the environment, than about you
Coming together - the pattern of friendship and love
Learned helplessness is darker (and less understood) than you think
The most powerful way to get someone to like you, is to like them first
Sexual Attraction - What turns us on in others?
Why your unconscious isn't the bad guy
How being clumsy makes you better looking (according to psychologists)
Why polygamy might be more natural than you thought
The Friendship Checklist
Four ways to be attractive (and one you've probably overlooked)
How being selfish can make people like you more
Why the best part of your brain is hiding under the stairs
Alert - your brain leaves you open to manipulation
What do dreams really mean?
Four definitions of attractiveness that'll change how you view it
Take action - be more creative (and other things)
Why being 'needy' isn't such a bad thing
Three ways science is being corrupted by money
Why some science is ignored (even when it's crucial)
Why no one ever takes your advice
How scientists are lying to you
Four models of psychopathology (all of which are problematic)
Why a 'scientific fact' isn't quite what they taught you in school
The five types of couple (which one are you?)
Academic publishers - the biggest evil you didn't know existed
How our bodies treat rejection like physical pain
How the media screws you with 'science'
Happiness is a direction
How fake research articles are making you fat
The brain quirk that changes what (and who) you like
Four reasons you'll always agree to this kind of request
Why you would jump off a bridge if everyone else was doing it
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Rejection changes your DNA
How reading (good) non-fiction books builds your empathy
Why kids can't lie but you can (the key to emotional intelligence)
How to replicate Christmas cheer the rest of the year
How to win Christmas (according to psychology)
The psychology behind three common job interview questions
The secret to remembering
The three aspects of the unique human experience
Three reasons why you’re unhappy in the workplace
The psychology behind four horrible job interview questions
Seven ways to hack a conversation
Two ways to beat those early conversation jitters
Useful stereotypes
The (game-show like) future of job interviews
How to read research like a pro in five minutes
How to remember effectively (and why you're doing it wrong)
Why other people's failures will stop you from achieving
How to boost your 'intelligence' (and what intelligence really is)
Why job interviews make it harder to get a job
Why we ignore the biggest part of who we are
You don't understand negative reinforcement
How the term 'role model' came into being
You're studying wrong; encoding specificity
Four reasons you should meditate (according to the science)
What kind of (armchair) psychologist are you?
How our memory is divided (and how to maximise it)
How always being right makes you dumber
How memory works, learned from a person with half a brain
Your mind ain't telling you the whole truth
Children strike back - Bobo doll experiments
How to terrify an infant
The struggle to be good; early psychology
The 'inkblot test' ain't worth your time
Mommy and I are one - subliminal messaging is bloody weird
Talking to yourself ain't crazy (but you're doing it wrong)
How conversation sparks intimacy
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The power of touch - Four extraordinary effects
How to get people to pay attention
The 'love' hormone isn't so lovely
What is love?
Learning isn't all about memory
The 'truth' about social anxiety and just how debilitating it is
Coming apart - the pattern of relationship breakdown
How your brain determines your religion (and other things)
What drives our sexual preferences; babies or people?
Are you brave enough to be creative?
Why you can't get rid of the rubbish in your garage
The 'truth' about panic attacks (and why everyone is vulnerable)
Broken Brains - the terrifying things everyone is capable of doing (Part 4)
How some 'psychics' use psychology to screw you
How poverty stops you thinking straight (and other things)
One simple sentence literally doubles your persuasiveness - But-You-Are Free
How a dodgy source will persuade you better - the sleeper effect
Photoshop for the mind - the halo effect
Why you aren't as happy as you could be
How having choices makes us unhappy (and how to make them work for you)
How 'self-control' might make you unhappier (and other things)
Why incompetent people are unaware of how incompetent they are
Why we're committing ecocide - the psychology (and other things)
Don't waste time on 'promising' relationships
The sixth sense is real and it's usually right (and other things)
How to stop your partner leaving you
Why OCD is a lot worse than you thought
Why you should always wear your nice clothes (and other things)
How hypnotism works? Four common myths BUSTED
Warning - you aren't in control of your behaviour
The Quest for Charisma Chapter One
The Pursuit of the Perfect Relationship Chapter One
You're lying to yourself (and it's a good thing)
People think you're a jerk (here's how to fix it)
The secret behind why so many people are jerks (and how to get rid of them)
The four ways we learn (and how they limit us)
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Broken brains - the terrifying things everyone is capable of doing (Part 2)
Domestic Violence - More Common Than You Think (and more dangerous)
Broken brains - the terrifying things everyone is capable of doing (Part 3)
Broken brains - the terrifying things everyone is capable of doing (Part 1)
Why do we speak in tongues
Are people always shutting you down? This might be why (and the reason might surprise you)
Your smile might have more effect on you than those you're smiling at
The Difference Between Anger, Hurt and Hate—it's about power
Three random things that make you more attractive
Do you believe in destiny? Or growth? The rules that govern relationships
What we want in our partners (it's more simple than you think)
Don't always believe what you read
How to never get mad again (kind of) (part two)
The four most common causes of conflict in relationships
Making good first impressions - a quick guide to presence
Approach anxiety - step one to shaking it off
What's an anxiety disorder and why should you care?
What everyone ought to know about Jealousy
What's the deal with cheaters?
What's the value of Friendship (hint - it's more important thank you think)
The secret to sexual satisfaction (and it's not what you've been told)
Fighting with your friend or partner? Here's why
Are homosexuals and heterosexuals different when it comes to relationships?
Five kinds of arguments that get us nowhere
Four common problems men and women have when talking to each other
Who else wants to know what the point of love is?
Why some people are 'cold', others are 'clingy', and some just can't let go
How to make any fight in your relationship work in your favour
The five types of couple and the 'magic' rule for relationship stability
Five ways of thinking that'll spell relationship trouble
Is being 'gay' a choice? Science says yes (but not in the way you're thinking)
Sex is about more than making babies
Why people think they're your friend (when they aren't)
How to never get mad again (kind of)
The Four Types of Relationships
Four Sure Signs Your Relationship is on the Rocks
What's Love Got to do With It?
Seven ways psychologists think about relationships that you can hack to better your own
The Types of Love - From Friends to Flings
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