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An Eye-Opening Discussion on How Insects Make Us Human
3+ hour, 55+ min ago (455+ words) Posted August 16, 2026 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader Insects are amazing animals. It always baffles me how a single word can be used to refer to the astounding—unimaginable—diversity of around 10 quintillion (18 zeros after the number 10) beings who belong to around…...
This Is the Rarest Kind of Intelligence
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (222+ words) Updated August 11, 2026 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph.D. When psychologists talk about exceptional intelligence, the conversation almost always gravitates toward IQ. Our instinct to default to the measurable, scoreable, and rankable quantity is understandable. The first mistake people make is confusing…...
How to Stop Barking Up the Wrong Tree
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (494+ words) Updated August 11, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk When we’re dogged, we’re determined. We don’t give up. But sometimes being dogged is as productive as barking up the wrong tree. Take, for example, my cat, Sam. In 2010, a Good Samaritan witnessed someone…...
Lake Disappointment: The Neuroscience of Feeling Let Down
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (547+ words) Posted August 9, 2026 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader At the turn of the century, water determined everything in inland exploration. It decided where livestock could survive, which in turn limited how far expeditions could travel. For entire routes through the desert, fresh…...
Elephant-Human Conflicts: Enabling Practical Coexistence
1+ week, 1+ day ago (407+ words) Updated August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan In his easy-to-read book, Sekar offers grounded insights about how to achieve coexistence in a "crowded and complex world." He presents an important case study about compassionate conservation in which the well-being of all…...
Is It Language You’re Using, or Just Words?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (707+ words) Psychology Today Is It Language Youâre Using, or Just Words? How we can tell if animals use language, or if it's only us. Posted August 7, 2026 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph.D. - The difference between words and language is important…...
Lizard Brains and Hidden Knowledge
1+ week, 3+ day ago (863+ words) Updated July 21, 2026 | Reviewed by Tyler Woods As I observe popular ideas in therapy and counseling, I'm often surprised at how far behind the research many of these ideas are. I wonder: Why do so many outdated and disconfirmed concepts persist…...
Lessons from Dog Training When Life Feels Hopeless
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (767+ words) Updated July 15, 2026 | Reviewed by Lybi Ma There are days when life feels hopeless. But the feeling of hopelessness and factual hopelessness are not necessarily the same thing. My dog Beau’s separation anxiety is a fact: A clinical medical condition. It…...
Why So Many People Believe in Monsters
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (610+ words) Updated December 19, 2025 | Reviewed by Devon Frye Bigfoot. Mothman. Skunk Ape. Chupacabra. These are strange names, though perhaps you’ve heard of a few. They are some of America’s more famous local monsters. They are “cryptids,” which can be defined as a…...
Are Dogs as Smart as Human Toddlers?
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (239+ words) Posted September 29, 2025 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch How smart are dogs? Those of us who are dog owners likely think that our pets are pretty darn smart. One problem, however, is that we tend to anthropomorphize our pets – meaning we ascribe…...