Psychology

by Aaron Pomerantz   Mere days after Columbia’s president testified the university was doing “everything it can” against antisemitism, extremist protestors took over the campus, threatening and attacking Jewish students, encouraging…

I’m a guy “in real life,” but I’ve always played female characters in video games. More and more people say this means I’m either secretly gay/trans or a total creep. Am I allowed to just prefer it? —Gender PlayerDear Player,It sounds…

My boyfriend says he must meditate for one hour every day. Why does this annoy me so much? He works in tech, if that’s relevant. —Seeking EnlightenmentDear Seeking,I think it’s pretty obvious. On the one hand, meditation is the most…

Every night, I—like millions of others—put on a noise machine to help me sleep. Mine offers several types of noise: white, pink, green, and brown. I’ve noticed something strange, though. After about 30 minutes of the noise pumping into…

Have you ever wondered how birth order impacts success in business and life?Whether you're the oldest, middle, youngest or only child, your position within the family does affect your upbringing and future — though to an extent…

Everyone knows what it's like to be around someone who just doesn't make them feel great about themselves with their condescending tone of voice. There are all kinds of people who are unpleasant to be around-Debbie downers,…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Each summer, I take a few weeks off as CEO of Jotform, travel to my family's farm in Turkey, and do my best to truly check out. Instead of tending to my inbox, I…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Entrepreneurship is one of life's most thrilling but complex challenges. The world is rapidly changing, competition is fierce, and technology is evolving…

Over the next six to eight months, Pearson’s OCD symptoms decreased significantly, and her brain activity triggered the stimulation less often. She told her doctors that before, she was sometimes spending eight hours a day performing…

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.Science routinely puts forward theories, then batters them with data till only one is left standing. In the fledgling science of consciousness, a dominant theory has yet to…