Ana Gantman, Jordan Wylie, and I are starting a series of studies looking at everyday revenge. One approach is to ask people to tell stories about their experiences—cases where they successfully got back at someone after being wronged. If you have such a story, please click here and tell us about it
Self-control, grit, growth mindset – trendy skills won’t transform children’s lives, but more meaningful interventions can- by Tyler W WattsRead on Psyche
Researchers studied the effect of slow breathing on people’s brain activity while they experienced anticipatory anxiety- by Christian JarrettRead on Psyche
Immerse yourself in nostalgia with this filmmaker’s lyrical elegy for the house his family called home for 30 years- Directed by Damian GascoigneWatch on Psyche
Taking a difficult experience and inspecting its elements might help us feel better about it- by Matt HustonRead on Psyche
I've been working recently on a project with Henry Farrell about possible futures and reactions to the USA's weaponisation of the dollar system, which I'll point to when it gets published somewhere. And also, in my day job, on the development of the digital euro. And so I've been thinking, in more g
Even before I got hit, I’d come to find unexpected bliss in waiting at street corners- by Lawrence Everett ForbesRead on Psyche
Sexual deception. Cheating. Breakups. Stalking. Struggles to find a decent partner. All of these things, different as they seem, often stem from the same root problem: a lack of desirable romantic partners. When good options are scarce, people get desperate. And that desperation drives a lot of the
Reading a chapter a day of War and Peace shows how a manageable, regular habit can build into a much bigger accomplishment- by Freya HowarthRead on Psyche
In most wealthy nations, women have steadily closed the gap with men in education, income, and professional achievement. Today, they earn the majority of undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctorates. More than half of all STEM degrees now go to women, and their presence in the tech indus
A mediation on what we can discover about ourselves and the world if we truly wander aimlessly, free from distractions- Directed by Mykhailo BogdanovWatch on Psyche
I just had a discussion with Sam Harris. You can view the first 25 minutes here, or listen to us on Apple Podcasts or wherever else you listen to podcasts.It was a blast. Here is the full summary. Sam Harris speaks with Paul Bloom about AI and current events. They discuss the state of LLMs, the risk
Topics covered:Sydney Sweeney "Simp" and "pick-me" as intrasexual linguistic weapons in the sexual marketplace. Why you never see a woman call a man a "simp," and you never see a man call a woman a "pick-me"That American Eagle ad probably could've run in the 2000s with someone like Paris Hilton or M
Knowing the psychology behind why moments drag or whizz by can give you a degree of control over your experience of time- by Martin WienerRead on Psyche
Robert Wright and I meet every two weeks or so to discuss the issues of the day. This is a joint production of Small Potatoes and Bob's Non-Zero Podcast. Here's the most recent meeting. 0:00 Substack glory and livestream anxiety02:34 Reading eugenics into a dopey jeans ad11:13 Does Sydney Sweeney s
When an investment tanked and buried us in debt, we had to face the truth of how we’d gotten there- by Carol BerkowerRead on Psyche
Long ago, I gave a boy a greenfinch. That moment followed me in ways I’m still puzzling over- by Katia ArielRead on Psyche
Research on how we perceive the rate of change shows how you can be strategic about goal tracking and boost your motivation- by André VazRead on Psyche
Subscribe nowShareGive a gift subscriptionFrom the archives:The Hidden Marriage Market. The college sorting machine has replaced traditional arranged marriagesRob Henderson's NewsletterThe Hidden Marriage MarketRead morea year ago · 366 likes · 24 comments · Rob HendersonIf you haven't picked up a c
You can now catch my conversation with John Papola on the Dad Saves America podcast.Links for Spotify and Apple Podcast.Subscribe nowShareGive a gift subscriptionNYC Event:You are invited to attend my live event with author and professional boxer Ed Latimore in New York City. September 18 at 6pm. De
Inspired by 6,000-year-old rock art in Norway, I decided to create a new carving closer to home- by Rémy NoëRead on Psyche
SourceYou probably saw the clip of the Coldplay concert in Boston's Gillette Stadium. The camera panned to Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and his colleague Kristin Cabot, caught in mid-embrace. The moment they realized they were on screen, they ducked and covered their faces."Oh, look at these two," said
Some of the topics we covered:Louise Perry and I spoke about how attractive women who are comfortable in their own skin drive people crazy—and why that gets channeled into political outrageThe Red Tribe vibes of Sydney Sweeney—what it means when a beautiful woman codes as "culturally conservative"Lo
A couple of weeks ago, I was listening to Ross Douthat interview Allie Beth Stuckey, a conservative Christian writer and podcaster. Then I heard my name. From the transcript: Douthat: You wrote a book entitled "Toxic Empathy: How Progressives Exploit Christian Compassion." You can see just from the
photo cred: my dadLook, I don't know if AI is gonna kill us or make us all rich or whatever, but I do know we've got the wrong metaphor.We want to understand these things as people. When you type a question to ChatGPT and it types back the answer in complete sentences, it feels like there must be a
‘A lot of people think they know how to sharpen pencils, but… they don’t.’ A guide to doing it right, by an artisanal pro- Directed by Kenneth PriceWatch on Psyche