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Human Psychology
In 1978, Philip Brickman and colleagues published a study that should have been more famous than it became. They compared the happiness levels of lottery w…
Philosophy
We all want to be happy, but Aristotle argued we’ve been thinking about it wrong. Happiness, or *eudaimonia*, isn’t a fleeting emotion or a pleasurable…
Philosophy
Philosophy often feels like a distant, intimidating subject reserved for academics in tweed jackets. But at its heart, it’s the most personal journey you…
Philosophy
Epicurus is often misunderstood as a hedonist who advocated for wild parties. In reality, his philosophy was about achieving *ataraxia*—a state of serene…
Human Behaviour
You probably do not think of yourself as particularly preoccupied with status. Most people do not, which is part of how status anxiety does its work so eff…
Human Behaviour
In the early 2000s, psychologist Barry Schwartz published a book arguing that the explosion of consumer choice in modern life, far from being an unambiguou…
Philosophy
Baruch Spinoza was so radical in his time that he was excommunicated from his own Jewish community. His crime? Identifying God with Nature. For Spinoza, th…
Animals
If you’ve ever seen a rabbit leap into the air, twist its body, and kick its feet out, you’ve witnessed a ‘binky.’ This is the ultimate expression…