Pete Buttigieg speaks with members of the media on March 1 in Plains, Georgia.
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Research on stigma and discrimination – and LGBTQ people’s own stories – can help Americans make sense of Pete Buttigieg’s historic candidacy.
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A positive approach to discussing feelings.
Cats are capable of a expressing a wide range of emotions through facial expressions and body language.
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Research suggests that people can learn to read cats’ facial expressions.
Coffins of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani and others are carried on a truck surrounded by mourners.
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Iranian leaders seem eager to use the powerful emotions surrounding his death to coalesce power around the regime. History shows that mass mourning is a powerful way to bring people together.
Gyms start to empty as more and more people give up their New Year’s resolutions.
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Gym memberships spike as people make their New Year’s resolutions – but very few people will actually use them past February.
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The scientific understanding of our internal experiences is changing and it now seems likely that ‘Christmas cheer’ may be an emotion in itself.
It’s the thought that counts…
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Humans spend a lot of time during social occasions masking their real emotions. Why?
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Whether you’re a human, a dog or even a horse – how you handle pain will depend on how emotionally stable and guarded you are.
The emotion of lassitude might help your body fight off infection by making certain adjustments.
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Fighting off infection comes with predictable psychological and behavioral features. Now researchers suggest an emotion coordinates this response to help you get better. They call it ‘lassitude.’
Those smiles probably aren’t thanks to tryptophan.
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Tryptophan, found in food, is an important ingredient in the neurotransmitter serotonin. But is that enough to support it as a possible mood booster? The research is decidedly mixed.
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More attention needs to be paid to loneliness’s complex history.
More Americans say they now avoid the news altogether.
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Whether due to Trump or unhappiness with the mainstream media, Americans say that they are avoiding the news more than before.
What does the future hold – and how will you handle what comes next?
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Worried about an uncertain future? A psychologist offers tips to overcome the stress.
Change is tough for everyone.
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Puberty can make us behave differently.
For many older people, today’s music goes in one ear and out the other.
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Music doesn’t get objectively worse over time. So why do older generations scoff at each new top 40 hit?
Most people cry when they’re feeling sad, or when they are having big feelings.
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Crying is something everyone does sometimes – an expert in the history of emotions explains why people cry to express their feelings.
Animosity between partisan voters has grown in recent years.
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A person’s political identity is wrapped up in almost everything they do. Exposure to opinions from the other side actually makes it worse.
Big worries can feel scary and confusing. Sometimes a little worry can feel like a big one too.
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Worrying a lot or a little has nothing to do with being brave, strong or your character.
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Happiness is a human construct, an abstract idea with no biological basis. But this is something to be happy about.
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Into the emotional wilderness of 21st-century society, a marketplace has sprung up with places where people can safely vent.