Social scientists have long documented the ‘warm glow’ of altruism, a good feeling that comes from doing a good deed. But ...

Emma Wilkins is a Tasmanian journalist whose freelance work has been published by news outlets, print magazines and literary journals in Australia and beyond.

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The problems of our time are too complex for heroes to swoop in and simply erase. Our movies should reflect that reality ...

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Sadie Witkowski is a sleep and memory researcher at Northwestern University, and host of the podcast PhDrinking. She lives in Chicago, Illinois.

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How does hating someone compare with anger, contempt or disgust? A clearer picture of what makes it unique is emerging What does it mean to say that someone like John hates his coworker, rather than ...

Have you ever experienced a space that made you feel uneasy or stressed? Perhaps it was a noisy and crowded shopping mall, with its neon signs, patterned tilework and boldly painted walls in franchise ...

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