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When someone attacks your character, the urge to fire back is almost irresistible. But defending yourself in the heat of the moment often does more ha...

Any form of oration is communication, and that communication is often not just a one-way street. In our third episode in our Two Guys on Your Head ser...

Graduation season brings a flood of commencement speeches, but most fall flat. In this episode of our Two Guys on Your Head series on oration, Dr. Art...

Graduation season brings a flood of commencement speeches, but most fall flat. In this first episode in our  Two Guys on Your Head series on oration, ...

If we can learn a language in our infancy, why is it so difficult to learn a second language later in life? On this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, ...

Have you ever traveled to a new place and suddenly, randomly, you experience this overwhelming sense of familiarity with what you’re seeing, like you’...

It’s graduation season, and that comes with a lot of joy, tears, expectations, and relief. But it turns out, as Dr. Art Markman, Dr. Bob Duke, and Reb...

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When we discover a hidden secret in a song, a movie, or a book, we can feel a sense of joy and connection. Those little gems are referred to as “easte...

We’ve all felt a little spark of satisfaction when someone who wronged us stumbles, or when a rival fails. That feeling has a name: schadenfreude, a G...

In a forthcoming paper in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Eskreis-Winkler and colleagues describe what they call “the failure gap” —...

In a forthcoming paper in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Eskreis-Winkler and colleagues describe what they call “the failure gap” —...

One of the greatest features of our brains is that we can forget things, but why is it so difficult to forget some things but not others? It turns out...

Ever caught yourself saying “I’m reading a great book” only to awkwardly correct yourself with “…well, actually I’m listening to it”? That guilty paus...

Dignity is core to our humanity and woven into our sense of agency, authenticity, and the way others treat us, yet what it looks and feels like shifts...

People high in the Big Five personality trait of neuroticism generally experience more negative than positive feelings each day. In this final episode...

People high in the Big Five personality trait of neuroticism generally experience more negative than positive feelings each day. In this second episod...

People high in the Big Five personality trait of neuroticism generally experience more negative feelings and fewer positive feelings each day. In this...

We may think that giving someone a compliment just makes them feel good, yet as Dr. Art Markman, Dr. Bob Duke, and Rebecca McInroy discuss in this ep...

A theory serves as an analytical tool to explain “why” and “how” events occur, rather than just describing them. Yet, all too often, the way we use th...

There is a difference between being safe and thinking you are safe, and the bridge between those two things is built on trust. In this episode of Two ...

Compensation is about more than just a paycheck. It’s about feeling valued, secure, and supported, but we don’t always think about it that way. In thi...

Why do things that once felt exciting, delicious, shocking, or even frightening start to feel… ordinary? In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr...

Working toward goals can give our lives direction and meaning. But psychology shows that when we focus too narrowly on outcomes, we can undermine both...

If your child shows exceptional talent early, it may be tempting to cultivate it immediately. However, an overload of lessons and practice may not be ...

Someone once said, “I like to do nothing if I can avoid doing something.” For many of us, doing nothing is surprisingly hard. It asks us to generate ...

We often use the word stupidity to cover a wide range of mistakes. But on closer inspection, what makes something “stupid” may have less to do with wh...

For many of us, the holidays bring us back to our families and the traditions we’ve carried through the years. And while that can come with its fair s...

When we are grieving, having a supportive work environment can be helpful, but what about when we are working remotely or in a gig job? In this episod...

Grief is difficult, exhausting, and slow, but our daily routines, including work, still continue during the grieving process. In this episode of Two G...