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Psychology of Joy is a multidimensional psychology integrating, philosophy, meditation and psychology

04/17/2026

Boredom Paradox: Dull Small Talk is Actually Better Than You Think - Neuroscience News

Is small talk actually boring? A new study finds that people enjoy "dull" conversations much more than they predict, highlighting the power of social engagement.

04/16/2026

Can We Measure Climate Change's Impact on Mental Health?

Tracking climate change’s mental health impacts is not straightforward, as attribution is challenging and data lack robustness.

04/15/2026

Your Consciousness Persists After You Die, New Research Suggests—Meaning There Are Hidden Layers to Death

Do we need to redefine what dying truly means? Some experts think so.

04/14/2026

Embodying Compassion: The Practice of Loving Everyone – Integral Life https://integrallife.com/embodying-compassion-the-practice-of-loving-everyone/

This two-part conversation with Jack Kornfield explores the nature of real greatness as a form of awakened dignity, nobility, and greatness of heart, rooted in compassion, love, and our deepest spiritual potential. Through reflections on awakening, the bodhisattva ideal, burnout, sacred purpose, and...

04/13/2026

Scientists Think Children May Hold the Key to Understanding Death

Brushes with death can have lasting effects, but very few studies bother to ask children about them.

04/12/2026

New research links meaning in life to lower depression rates

A new review of over 250,000 individuals reveals that having a clear sense of meaning in life is consistently linked to lower levels of depression, though the strength of this protection varies widely across different ages and cultural backgrounds.

04/11/2026

Cannabis intoxication broadly impairs multiple memory types, new study shows

A new study in the Journal of Psychopharmacology mapped how cannabis impacts human cognition. The findings provide evidence that intoxication broadly disrupts multiple memory domains, increasing false memories and making it harder to recall practical, everyday information.

04/10/2026

How a twin study untangled the surprising roots of authoritarian political beliefs

People with more formal schooling are reliably less likely to hold authoritarian political views. A new study of Norwegian twins reveals that childhood environments and genetics largely explain this link, though education itself still plays a role.

04/09/2026

Adolescence lasts into 30s - new study shows four pivotal ages for your brain https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgl6klez226o

Brain scans on thousands of people reveal the dramatic shifts the brain goes through between birth and death.

04/08/2026

9 Ancient Monuments That Line Up Perfectly With the Stars

Across continents and millennia, builders who lacked modern instruments still managed sky-locked precision that can feel almost otherworldly

04/07/2026

Your Brain Remembers More Than You Think: The Hidden Power of Unconscious Memory https://discoverwildscience.com/your-brain-remembers-more-than-you-think-the-hidden-power-of-unconscious-memory-1-389150/

KristinaYou’ve probably walked into a room, caught a faint whiff of a particular perfume, and suddenly felt an emotion you couldn’t quite name. No memory popped up. No image flashed before your eyes. Yet something shifted inside you, quietly and completely on its own. That’s not magic. That’...

04/06/2026

Scientists have found a fascinating link between breathing and memory https://www.psypost.org/scientists-have-found-a-fascinating-link-between-breathing-and-memory/

New research published in The Journal of Neuroscience suggests breathing acts as a pacemaker for memory. The study found that successful retrieval is linked to the respiratory cycle, synchronizing brain patterns needed to remember.

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