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Death Anxiety Messes with Your Head – And Your Opinions

Think about the group you most identify with – could be your religion, nationality, or political affiliation. Now, remember this: one day, you will die. Oddly enough, that awareness might…

Depression: available for download

A study has found that depressive episodes are more prevalent in teenagers and social media is to blame Teenage life in the 21st Century is unparalleled with any previous generation.…

You are what you wear

Students wearing a police-like uniform were more distracted by images of people wearing hoodies than students wearing mechanic’s overalls. In 2015 African-Americans were shot dead by police officers at three…

I want to talk to you about tingles

Author: Ronan Murphy What is ASMR? The litte known phenomenon with a large online following. You may have experienced them before. I’m not talking about the chills you get from…

‘Worse than useless’ to warn against panic

If you ever find yourself in a situation where you need to calm a crowd, it may be counter-productive to say “don’t panic”, a Sussex researcher has suggested. Dr John…