Why has the ‘learning styles’ theory persisted without any evidence? And what do we actually know about how we learn?

In my therapy office, I’ve found that to live with greater purpose, we must think differently about where it comes from ...

Whatever sphere you inhabit, whether you’re a pro or amateur athlete, businessperson, teacher, full-time parent or something else entirely, you’re bound to have felt the pressure of your own ...

Given the popularity of astrology columns, self-help books and personality quizzes, there’s plenty of reason to believe that most – if not all – people are intrigued to learn more about themselves, to ...

For many who are chronically connected, a break from tech sounds appealing. Research is uncovering when and how it helps ...

I step under the water, determined to enjoy a mindful shower – therapist’s orders. Watch the steam rise, I tell myself. Take in the scent of overpriced argan oil. Feel the slippery shampoo bottle in ...

Research on how we perceive the rate of change shows how you can be strategic about goal tracking and boost your motivation Suppose you just started training for a marathon. You’ve never done anything ...

To some, the idea of leaving a religion can seem as innocuous as cancelling a gym membership. However, for many who have left a faith tradition, the reality is much more complicated. As a psychologist ...

As a schoolboy in Soviet Russia in the 1960s, my hands were almost never clean. Don’t get me wrong – I washed them as much as anyone else. But the school rules made us practise our penmanship in ink, ...

A criminal investigation is a complex, multifaceted problem-solving challenge. Detectives must make critical decisions rapidly – sometimes involving life and death, based on limited information in a ...

Aphantasia veils the past and the future from the mind’s eye. That can be a gift to philosophers like Derek Parfit and me There’s an early memory from my childhood, representative of its peak ...