Jacob is an active six year old who is often jumping up out of his seat, knocking things over, and impulsively shouting out answers in his first grade class. Sarah is a 20 year old college student who ...

First there was hygge, the Danish concept that made staying in and getting cozy cool. Then there was lagom, the Swedish mindset of approaching life with an “everything in moderation” mindset. Now ...

As the holiday season comes to a close and parts of the country face frigid temperatures this New Year’s, we explore a ...

More than 2,000 years ago, Aristotle argued that our thoughts are based on internal representations of the external world, and he distinguished between sensation (the image impinging on the retina) ...

Proofs of concept are common in the tech space. Among other applications, they’re an effective way to demonstrate the possibilities and applications of a proposed new tech product. Additionally, ...

How did American culture arrive at these moments? A new research paper by Nick Haslam, a professor of psychology at the University of Melbourne, Australia, offers as useful a framework for ...

Thematic albums, tied together by very specific moods or interconnected songs, aren’t new to pop; the kingpin of the form, Frank Sinatra, started making them 70 years ago. And thanks to the Beatles’ ...

With over 300 million blogs in the world today, it can be quite tough to try and come up with new posts ideas that not only provide value, but are also meaningful and fun to read. Having written ...

Power is the ability to affect others to get the outcomes one prefers, and that can be accomplished by coercion, payment, or attraction and persuasion. Soft power is the ability to obtain preferred ...

The Midnight Charette is an explicit podcast about design, architecture, and the everyday. Hosted by architectural designers David Lee and Marina Bourderonnet, it features a variety of creative ...

Dr McCarthy-Jones receives research funding from the Irish Research Council and the US-based Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. The concept of schizophrenia is dying. Harried for decades by ...

Concept albums are prevalent across music. Some tell a continuous story, while others use each song to contribute to an overall theme. Regardless of the path taken, the process can be arduous and has ...