Could AI Help You Quit an Addiction?
U of T researchers are developing a chatbot to help people stop smoking. One day, it might offer therapy, too
Psychology
Sleight of Mind
How magicians exploit gaps in human perception to trick audiences
A Nudge in the Right Direction
Insights from psychology and business can steer people toward better decisions – for themselves and society
Reading the Mind
U of T Mississauga psychology professor Keisuke Fukuda studies how the brain makes memories – and why it sometimes fails
Eliminating Excessive Force
U of T Mississauga professor Judith Andersen’s training techniques improve police performance in tense situations. The challenge: getting police to use them
How Kids Learn to Think Critically
It turns out “talking back” has benefits
Help Through the Darkness
The wait-lists for publicly funded therapy are long. Kate Scowen devised a way for people to receive low-cost counselling sooner
What Does Your Name Say about You?
Alumna Mavis Himes delves into the hidden meanings and social weight of what we call ourselves
Our Problem With Stuff
What is driving North America’s obsession with hoarding?
Life Recovered
A neuroscientist recounts his personal experience with drug addiction
Gay or Straight?
Do some cultures have better “gaydar” than others?
The Next Big Idea
Ten concepts that could shape the future: from digital credentials to safer drugs to DNA-tailored diets and more
The Age of a Face
The culture and language you are raised with can affect your ability to judge the age of people's faces
In the Mood for Love
Women more likely than men to experience physical arousal without thinking that they're aroused, study finds
Why Smart People Do Stupid Things
Intelligence by itself doesn’t make you rational. Thinking rationally demands mental skills that some of us don’t have and many of us don’t use
How Rational Are You?
Five questions to get you thinking
What Makes Us Happy?
Science offers surprising new answers
Rate Your Happiness
Simple happiness test is considered highly reliable
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love HGTV
A lifelong pessimist meets his match