What studying people without a ‘mind’s eye’ reveals about the role of imagery in the experience of emotion and memory ...

English subtitles for this video are available by clicking the CC button at the bottom right of the video player. For Moustafa (Disha) Hisham, the main building at the High Cinema Institute in Giza, ...

Knowing the reasons people opt not to know – and the consequences of that choice – could help us see when it’s problematic ...

Other practices like sermons, yoga and retreats can also trigger ‘spiritual boredom’. Here’s why it’s normal and even useful ...

The metamorphosis of this special bond from feudal to modern times reveals much about the aspirations of different societies ...

Formality: roughly, how formal and public a relationship is vs informal and private; Activeness: how close and involved vs ...

Swapping office work for the herding life, Adham finds a sublime freedom in the rugged terrain of the Pyrenees ...

Ecstatic moves, magic moments – this animated short documentary details one basketball fan’s love of the arena’s big screen ...

Empathy is an aesthetic practice that relies on our capacity to delight in, and respond with reverence to, the world around us ...

Some musical rhythms are built to get us bobbing, foot-tapping or dancing. Researchers show how rhythmic complexity matters ...

Yet another important factor to consider in memories for fiction is believability. This is distinct from ‘ontological intuitiveness’ (our sense that dragons are not real or that humans cannot fly). It ...

How to gain more from your reading There’s more to words than meets the eye. Deepen your appreciation of literature through the art of slow, attentive reading by Robert DiYanni ...