‘You’re not always like this now,’ I said. I’d seen sober Charlene leave the ER in full high spirits, giggling and flirting ...

Across the centuries, people have reported seeing familiar shapes – above all, faces – in unlikely places, from clouds and marble to slices of toast bearing the image of Jesus. In this video, Mary ...

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The year after I graduated from university – from a degree that I struggled through dutifully and mostly dispassionately – I began to feel that I had missed out on an actual education. Like many other ...

I’m standing in the pouring rain trying to retrieve a parcel from a locker wall that just won’t open. I call the help desk and am greeted by Matt, a customer service chatbot. To get my parcel, I must ...

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We tend to talk about our relationships as either satisfying or unsatisfying, healthy or toxic. This either/or perspective shapes a lot of relationship advice, and filters through to the ways many of ...

Margaret is 67 and, by most measures, doing well. Since leaving her senior role two years ago, she has stayed busy: joining a community board, taking on consultancy work, signing up for courses and ...

You’re in the crowd at the cup final, supporting your football team, when your side suddenly scores. Instantly, you join thousands of others in the stadium roaring with joy: you hug the stranger ...

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Have you ever been asked about what you want and realised you weren’t sure? I’m not talking about dinner menus or plans for the weekend, but about life: where you’re headed, what you want to do, who ...

In the 1950s, as the world reeled from the terrible atrocities inflicted by authoritarian regimes, social psychologists became infatuated with a new explanation for human beings’ totalitarian ...