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Why the polls keep getting it so wrong; and a solution – ask people who their friends and family are voting for
By guest blogger Juliet Hodges In 2016, the unexpected outcome of two votes shook the world: the UK voting to leave the European Union, and the US electing President Donald Trump. Even the pollsters got it wrong – for example,
Your native language affects what you can and can’t see
By Emma Young The idea that the language that you speak influences how you think about and experience the world (the so-called Sapir-Whorf hypothesis) has a long and storied history. A lot of research into the issue has focused on
Merely desiring to alter your personality is not enough, and may backfire unless you take concrete action to change
By Christian Jarrett Debate about how much a person’s character can and can’t change have occupied psychologists for decades, but a growing consensus is beginning to emerge. While our traits are relatively stable, they are not fixed. Change is often
Deliberately scaring ourselves can calm the brain, leading to a “recalibration” of our emotions
By Christian Jarrett Among the many paradoxes of human nature is this: while many of us spend great time and energy trying to avoid negative emotions, like fear and disgust, there are others who, in an apparent act of emotional
The public “deserve to know” that there is an overlooked subset of people who thrive after major depression
By Emma Young Depression is a chronic, recurrent, lifelong condition. Well, that’s the current orthodox view – but it is overstated, argues a team of psychologists led by Jonathan Rottenberg at the University of South Florida. “A significant subset of
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