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The Metaverse’s Effects on Mental Health: Trivial or Troubling?
Is the metaverse good or bad news for our mental health? Silicon Valley’s focus on creating an immersive virtual world where our avatars shop, socialize and work has psychologists and other experts considering what effects it will have on
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The Choices We Make May Be Random
Humans sometimes justify their choices after the fact. The line of reasoning goes something like this: “I chose this, so I must like it. I didn’t choose this other thing, so it must not be
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How to Make Your Financial Life Happier in 2022
Instead of setting an ambitious money goal in the new year, consider some smaller and more cerebral ways to make your financial life happier. This approach is likely to be especially helpful in 2022, after
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New Year’s Resolutions Are Notoriously Slippery, but Science Can Help You Keep Them
Every January nearly half of Americans make New Year’s resolutions. We resolve to eat better, exercise more, get organized, spend less money, and so on. Unfortunately, several studies suggest that most of these resolutions don’t stick. But
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Psychic Numbing, Explained; Oneida Indian Nation Uses Art for COVID-19 Remembrance
More than 800,000 Americans have died from COVID-19. But the number of deaths barely seems to register for many. Psychologist Paul Slovic has studied a phenomenon he calls “psychic numbing” for years. And, in response
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How to Help a Loved One Through Sudden Loss
Over the past several years, the husbands of three of my friends died suddenly at the age of 50. These experiences helped educate me on how to be supportive in the face of an unexpected