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It has long been known that colour and emotion are linked – so could colour could be used as a language to express how we feel?
Pavlov’s drooling dogs hold the key to understanding many of our most important emotional experiences – as well as the overt actions we take to adapt to a world fraught with daunting challenges.
Advertisers want to know how you feel online through a process known as sentiment analysis, but it still has its limitations.
Emotional restraint in public life has a lot going for it.
Some have said that technology could lead to ‘a new ice age’ of social isolation. Not so fast, says the author of a new book about shyness.
Swearing has often been associated with a lack of intelligence, but studies show that it could be a cleverer use of language than we thought.
Many decry ‘superteams’ like the NBA’s Golden State Warriors as bad for the sport. But psychology research shows that they also make us more likely to watch – and bask in the joy of seeing them fail.
Watching sport is more than just an entertaining experience. As the 2016 Olympic Games again highlighted, it can enrich and improve our lives in many more complex ways.
The positive psychology movement led to hundreds of studies dedicated to improving human happiness. So why has nothing changed?
Evolutionary psychology could explain why the memories and friendships formed during these years seem more vivid, potent and meaningful than those from any other stage of life.
When seeing or hearing something poignant, many get the chills. But about one-third of the population doesn’t feel this sensation.
How do we deal with people whose emotional responses we don’t understand? Demolition does not have the answers.
Our gut reactions to controversial issues like hydraulic fracturing can be powerful, but information can still change our minds.
How often do you get angry or frustrated with a machine or some piece of technology? Well what if a machine could sense our emotion and then change its behaviour to suit?
Building genuine empathy into artificial intelligence is harder than it looks. It might be a while before we see the genuine article in robots.
The best haunted houses push buttons in our brains that evolved long before houses even existed.
The execution of austere British nurse Edith Cavell in World War I inspired music, art, poetry, propaganda - but no weeping.
Often we form opinions of music because of how aggressive, depressing or joyful we perceive it to be. But studies into the effects of different music genres on listeners’ moods throw up some surprises.
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Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology, Knox College
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Education; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, School of Psychology, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, Faculty of Society & Design, Bond University
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Skye McDonald is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Policy Institute, King's College London
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Reader in History, Queen Mary University of London
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Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology, The University of Queensland
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Postdoctoral researcher, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Marketing, California State University San Marcos
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Professor in Personality Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer of Business Law, University of Leeds
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Wellcome Trust Medical Humanities Research Fellow, Queen Mary University of London
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Professor, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
