Are you a shark or a teddy bear in fights with family and friends?
Analysis: Understanding conflict styles can help you overcome conflict, betrayal, regret and resentm...
Psychology
Why friend breakups can sometimes feel as bad as falling out of love
Analysis: A bond with a friend can be stronger than any other bond so you might experience the distr...
Are young people really smarter than older adults?
By Stephen Badham, Nottingham Trent University We often assume young people are smarter, or at least...
The secret to happy hormones? Hugs, exercise, pets and cheese
Analysis: You can boost your stocks of dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin and endorphins in a number of d...
Why successful Irish athletes are such a tonic for the nation
There are other benefits too. First our athletes, both females and males, are really important role ...
Coffee, funerals and movie nights: Why are we drawn to rituals?
Births, marriages, deaths. Major milestones in life tend to have rituals associated with them. But m...
Why sports stars always talk about proving their haters wrong
Analysis: Elite sports stars from Michael Jordan to Jude Bellingham have always used media criticism...
Analysis: Do people ever truly feel both positive and negative at the same time? Or do we just switc...
Welcome to cuffing season: why we seek to settle down with a partner for winter
Analysis: There's an evolutionary explanation for why so many single people want to settle down with...
Why forgetting things is actually good for you
Analysis: Why do we forget things? Is it simply a sign of memory impairment, or are there benefits? ...
