How to Use Tech to Perform Acts of Kindness
The need to spread goodwill feels more vital than ever. After coping with a global pandemic for more than two years, followed by the horrific war in Ukraine,…
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People Are Dating All Wrong, According to Data Science
Joel scheduled a talk in October 2019 at the University of Waterloo in Canada with the straightforward title: “Can we help people pick better romantic…
How to Embrace Despair in the Age of Climate Change
Via the digital channels of Extinction Rebellion LA, Charlie came across an article I published arguing that activism wasn’t always the answer to eco-anxiety…
Modern Medicine Fails People With Chronic Pain
I never knew what my back did for me until I broke it. Turns out, it did everything. It helped me stand, sit, and lie down. It helped me walk and run. But…
The End of Alcohol
For years, too, there’s been a stampede of self-help books by alcohol skeptics, most of them women, many of whom once had trouble drinking not the third…
Why Your ‘Digital Shabbat’ Will Fail
“Rest” also implies that decompression is the ultimate purpose of Shabbat, like a spiritually inflected massage. But if your own personal unwinding is the…
For Kids Fleeing Ukraine, Wartime Trauma May Leave Lasting Wounds
On February 24, Maria Mazyra-Martos woke up to the sound of shelling as Russia launched its attack on Ukraine. She wasted no time. With a few packed clothes,…
How to get into tech with a psychology degree | ZDNet
The booming tech industry has room for employees of all backgrounds.…
How to Stop Doomscrolling—With Psychology
The act of doomscrolling—spinning continuously through bad news despite its disheartening and depressing effects—and social media envy, like the fear of…
Why Is the Internet So Exhausting? Blame Your Crowdsourced Bosses
It's old hat by now to say “you are the product” on social media. Often, that bon mot is used to explain why social media is free to access. But that’s just…