For a woman who never fit the mould, living on a remote island was easy. Starting over afterwards was a bigger challenge ...

In the social media age, it seems impossible not to measure ourselves against others – but we can dodge the worst pitfalls ...

We used an electric-shock dilemma to test the strength of people’s moral principles when faced with real-world complexities ...

Once maligned by philosophers, metaphors are a key communication tool for extending the power of literal speech ...

A lifetime of pleasure and pain, beauty and misery, collapsed into a single scene in this sprawling animated artwork ...

is an associate professor of behavioural science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, US.

Psyche is a digital magazine from Aeon Media that illuminates the human condition through psychology, philosophy and the arts.

Put that helicopter back in the hangar and let your children find their own way. Their independence will likely surprise you ...

Psyche is a digital magazine from Aeon Media that illuminates the human condition through psychology, philosophy and the arts.

Psyche is a digital magazine from Aeon Media that illuminates the human condition through psychology, philosophy and the arts.