Chimpanzees favour the colour red. Junglefowl prefer symmetry. Our shared capacity for aesthetic pleasure is cause for wonder ...

If an outright refusal feels rude but you don’t want to have to explain, here’s how to say ‘no’ the Japanese way ...

A Norwegian filmmaker turns the lens on herself to reflect on the complications of grieving her estranged, abusive father ...

What studying people without a ‘mind’s eye’ reveals about the role of imagery in the experience of emotion and memory ...

Knowing the reasons people opt not to know – and the consequences of that choice – could help us see when it’s problematic ...

Swapping office work for the herding life, Adham finds a sublime freedom in the rugged terrain of the Pyrenees ...

Other practices like sermons, yoga and retreats can also trigger ‘spiritual boredom’. Here’s why it’s normal and even useful ...

Some musical rhythms are built to get us bobbing, foot-tapping or dancing. Researchers show how rhythmic complexity matters ...

Filmed for the BBC series Face to Face in 1959, this archival interview features Carl Jung surveying his life and extraordinarily influential career at the age of 84, just two years before his death.

Jude Cook is an English writer whose work has appeared in The Guardian, The Spectator and New Statesman, among others. He is the author of the novels Byron Easy (2013) and Jacob’s Advice (forthcoming, ...

Though relationships are grounded in shared memories, some gaps and inaccuracies can help us live well in a social world Human memory appears to be terribly flawed. We forget. We misremember. We ...