Social World

Human dynamics in real life: relationships, boundaries, culture, influence, and the forces that shape how we behave with others.

People conform even when they privately disagree not because they are weak but because the social mind was built to prioritize belonging over accuracy

  • 7 min read

The breakup was your decision and you still find yourself looking, and the reason according to neuroscientist Hannah Critchlow is that your brain reads the silence as uncertainty and uncertainty is the one thing it cannot leave alone

  • 4 min read

Loneliness in old age is not always the silence of being alone — sometimes it is the moment you stop doing the emotional work and find out how little of the friendship was ever mutual

  • 3 min read

We talk about Ozempic as if it only touches appetite, but the impulses it appears to reach extend into addiction and aggression, which raises a question about what appetite ever was

  • 4 min read

The psychology behind why disagreement feels like a personal attack

  • 5 min read

Why setting boundaries feels selfish to people who were taught to be agreeable

  • 6 min read

Why writers and artists are stepping back from social media — and what it actually has to do with creativity

  • 5 min read

Psychologists are warning that algorithmic feeds are training people to mistake outrage for insight

  • 4 min read

How to recognize when a relationship is costing you more than it’s giving you

  • 6 min read

The patterns narcissists rely on only work when you don’t know what to look for

  • 6 min read

How algorithmic feeds are quietly training your nervous system to stay agitated

  • 6 min read

Why the most persuasive people in your life don’t need to be the most honest

  • 7 min read
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