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In Defense of Play

By Alison Gopnik — 2016

The “elaborate detour” of having fun pays cognitive dividends.

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If Only They Could Talk: The Psychics Who Know What Your Pet Is Thinking

The key to telepathy with your furry friend: ‘You just have to trust your imagination’.

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Arwa Mahdawi
2018
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Focus

SARK’s whimsical, hand-printed, hand-painted books . . . are guides for adults (kids, too) who long to play and be creative, but have forgotten how.

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Joe Brown
1994
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The Cognitive Biases Tricking Your Brain

Science suggests we’re hardwired to delude ourselves. Can we do anything about it?

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Ben Yagoda
2018
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Cognition

Psychological research on cognition focuses not just on thinking, but also on attention, the creation and storage of memories, knowledge acquisition and retention, language learning, and logical reasoning.

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Psychology Today Staff
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What Is Cognition?

Our cognitive processes have a wide-ranging impact that influences everything from our daily life to our overall health.

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Kendra Cherry
2022
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An Introduction to Telekinesis

The concept of telekinesis—the ability to use the power of thought or focused intention without any physical intervention to induce movement in objects at rest or influence the movement of objects and physical systems already in motion—is often relegated to the realm of science fiction and...

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2022
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A Place to Play, on Wheels or Feet

At other parks, she said: “I feel alone because nobody wants to play with me. They think I’m weird. When I come here, everybody wants to play with me.

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Tina Rosenberg
2017
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An Introduction to Telepathy

Telepathy has not been conclusively proven, nor has it been disproven. While there is no room for the concept of telepathy in classical Newtonian physics, quantum physics does not discount the possibility.

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2022
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An Introduction to Emotional Intelligence

The definition of emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize, differentiate, and manage our emotions and the emotions of others. The notion of emotions being important in our lives goes all the way back to the ancient Greeks.

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Harvey Deutschendorf
2022
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An Introduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Are you searching for a way to cope with a mental health challenge or even with everyday life? Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an effective approach for many people.

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2022
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