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Caregivers have more youthful brains

2025-06-24 18:00:00

A man with a beard sitting on a sofa with two young children, one resting on his head, in a room with bookshelves.

As the father of twins, I could hardly feel more frazzled. But my brain age might paint a different, more youthful, picture

- by Christian Jarrett

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Fears about being a dangerous or immoral person can fuel OCD

2025-06-24 18:00:00

A child looking out a window, hand pressed against the glass, supported by an adult holding their back, in a warmly lit room with partially-closed curtains.

Intrusive thoughts about doing bad things are common, but for people with OCD they provoke deep fears about the self

- by Richard Moulding & Kelvin (Shiu Fung) Wong

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How to get motivated (even when you don’t feel like it)

2025-06-23 18:01:00

Illustration of two stylised people running on a boardwalk near the sea with telegraph poles and wires in the background.

Motivation is notoriously fickle. Here’s why having more fun in the moment helps you stick with your goals for the long haul

- Video by TED-Ed

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Feral knowledge

2025-06-23 18:00:00

Photo of a group of dogs running on grass in a park with a graffitied wall and pavement in the background.

I wrote a book about dogs as pets. But I truly understood them only after I was bitten by a street dog

- by Margret Grebowicz

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Face to face: Carl Jung

2025-06-20 18:01:00

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Surveying his life, Carl Jung reflects on the collective unconscious, his clash with Freud and humanity’s uncertain future

- Video by Face to Face

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How much you ‘body-wander’ could affect your mental health

2025-06-20 18:00:00

A person gazing out a train window at a yellow field and cloudy sky, with a table and a closed laptop in view.

Some people tune into bodily sensations while daydreaming, others don’t – with implications for anxiety, depression and ADHD

- by Leah Banellis

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