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Guilty pleasures are more than just giving in to temptation

2025-11-07 19:00:00

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Psychologists are discovering what’s going on when you do something you enjoy, but also feel weird or embarrassed about

- by LaCount ‘JJ’ Togans

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How to use breathing to control emotions

2025-11-06 19:01:00

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Your breath is a powerful tool for managing your emotions – a psychiatrist explains the science and three proven techniques

- Video by Dr Tracey Marks

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Let the mystery be

2025-11-06 19:00:00

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As a hospital chaplain, I watched lives end, faiths fracture and certainties crumble. My job was holding hands in the dark

- by Nettie Reynolds

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Inside time

2025-11-05 19:01:00

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Amid an 18-year prison sentence for bank robbery, a member of the Stopwatch Gang reflects on the fluid nature of time

- Directed by Jason Young

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Why AI’s hallucinations are like the illusions of narcissism

2025-11-05 19:00:00

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Unable to handle uncertainty, AI mimics the narcissistic compulsion to fill voids with plausible but false narratives

- by Jennine Gates

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Experiments in resistance

2025-11-04 19:00:00

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When I tested people’s blood after a protest, I discovered that science itself could be a form of dissent

- by Christine Ro

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