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The psychology of the ‘Chicken Little’ coworker

Everybody knows this coworker—the one who spirals about cost-cutting layoffs when snacks vanish from the break room. The one who thinks they’re getting fired because their boss hasn’t been…

The Psychology of Fashion

Virginia Woolf had portrayed a similar tension between unity and fragmentation a decade earlier, with Mrs. Dalloway gazing at herself in the mirror: That was her self—pointed; dartlike;…

Is Cognitive Dissonance Actually a Thing?

In 1934, an 8.0-magnitude earthquake hit eastern India, killing thousands and devastating several cities. Curiously, in areas that were spared the worst destruction, stories soon spread…

Why Are Kids So Funny?

My daughter, Alice, is almost two, and quite funny. Although she can say short sentences—“I need cake!”—her humor isn’t particularly verbal. Instead, she giggles while stumbling around in…

Why People Act So Weirdly at Airports

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Many of us have witnessed unusual and even antisocial behavior at an airport or on a flight. These may…