For most people, dogs are a member of the family. Although we do not speak the same language, living together allows us to overcome that distance and …
Curiosities
Why does a person lie unnecessarily?
There are a thousand and one reasons to lie. There are those who tell "white lies" to "protect" the other from a harsh truth and there are those who …
To flourish as people, we need 3 positive experiences for each negative event
Throughout life we experience many situations that generate different affective states. We laugh and cry. We get angry and reconcile. We hate and we …
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Pluralistic ignorance, how do we betray ourselves believing we know what others think?
Have you ever disagreed on something, but kept quiet so as not to "disrupt" because it seemed that everyone agreed? It is a relatively common …
The origins of superstitions
Superstitions are a topic that at some point has touched all of us closely; then we must decide whether to believe or discard them, and, to be honest, …
Repetition-induced truth effect: The more we hear a lie, the more plausible it seems
They say that “A lie repeated a thousand times becomes the truth”. This phrase, attributed to Joseph Goebbels, the head of Nazi propaganda (but he …
Kids these days: Are the new generations really worse than the previous ones?
“Youth have never been more cruel… they despise the elderly, disregard honorable people and have no respect for magistrates.” These words might just …
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