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psychology

A TikTok states that heterosexual couples act like mother and son.

‘Freud would have a field day with this’: Viral TikTok saying women act like mothers, men act like children when in love sparks debate

'No way in hell am I dating a man that acts like a child.'

On Jan 11, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

IRL
A woman looking into camera.

‘I got zero out of your service’: TikToker goes after mental health app Cerebral over its ‘predatory’ behavior

The TikToker says she was charged by the company despite never receiving therapy.

On Dec 23, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

Tech
2 Girls 1 Podcast: The Psychological Price We Pay for Social Media

The steep psychological price we pay for social media

Put your phone down and listen.

On Jun 25, 2018 by Matt Silverman, chris boylan

IRL
Uber driver and passenger

Here’s how Uber and Lyft psychologically manipulate their drivers

This is how Uber entices drivers to work longer hours.

On Apr 3, 2017 by Christina Bonnington

Tech

IBM’s Watson analyzed all the ‘Harry Potter’ books and movies

Neville and Voldemort have more in common than you'd think.

On Mar 23, 2016 by Christine Friar

Streaming

The 5 best TED Talks to break you out of your February slump

Soak up their knowledge before they disappear.

On Feb 24, 2016 by Amrita Khalid

Internet Culture Parsec

This depressing study shows how few of your Facebook friends care about you

Maybe it's time to consider Instagram.

On Jan 26, 2016 by Josh Katzowitz

IRL

Political humor can be deeply persuasive—but there’s a catch

But not completely.

On Dec 29, 2015 by Cynthia McKelvey

Tech

Breaking down the psychology, history, and art of the oft-maligned listicle

Pithy, high on GIFs, low on intellect, it’s a bit like mindless snacking—literally.

On Dec 17, 2015 by Cynthia McKelvey

Internet Culture Parsec

What being ‘Facebook official’ says about your relationship

In short, you’re in it for the long haul

On Dec 17, 2015 by Cynthia McKelvey

IRL

The truth behind why so many studies you see on Facebook are ‘proven wrong’

It's called science, stupid.

On Sep 2, 2015 by Miri Mogilevsky

Internet Culture Via

Researchers couldn’t reproduce more than half of 100 psychology studies

What the Reproducibility Project means for social science.

On Aug 28, 2015 by Cynthia McKelvey

Internet Culture Parsec

Clinical psychologist’s TED Talk reminds us of the inspirational power of superheroes

Dr. Andrea Letamendi shares how superheroes affected her life and what they can do for others.

On Jul 22, 2015 by Lisa Granshaw

Internet Culture Parsec

It’s time to ban the word ‘crazy’ from your vocabulary

The only thing that's 'crazy' is continuing to use a word people find hurtful.

On May 29, 2015 by [email protected]

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The 5 best crime webseries on YouTube

They won't be accused of stealing your time.

On Jan 31, 2015 by Tom Harrington

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