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A 1948 psychology experiment explains why AI feels like it knows you. For children still forming an identity, that illusion is not harmless.

If your teenager is constantly defiant, impulsive, or struggling in school, it can be hard to know what’s really going on. Two conditions that often […] The post ADHD vs. ODD in Teenagers: Symptoms, Causes, and Support appeared first on Child Development Institute.

One of my first essays on police and race was in response to the August 9, 2014, killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson. Brown was unarmed when he was killed. While some claim Brown was murdered, others claim the shooting was justified. While there were efforts at reform, killings continue and hence this subject is,…

Hi Everyone, Be sure to check out the call for abstracts for a forthcoming conference on Biological Naturalism and Consciousness at UCLA! https://philevents.org/event/show/149421 Details here: Call for Abstracts: Biological Naturalism about Consciousness November 5–6, 2026 · University of California, Los Angeles Can non-biological systems be conscious? If not, why not? …

We are the survivors of immense and minute events — violent cosmic collisions and subtle genetic mutations, the deaths of innumerable suns and the births of innumerable cells, the splitting of continents and the splitting of atoms. Out of it all, we emerged as creatures muzzled by a consciousness that demands we give meaning to…

We need not have a fully formed sense of self before entering a good relationship, do we?

Are whiter eyes more attractive? Our cross-cultural study suggests the answer is more subtle and that eye whites (sclera) may shape femininity and first impressions.

I found a candle I’d been saving for four years. The scent had faded and I still hadn’t lit it. Turns out there’s psychology behind why we save joy for later, and ways to stop.