Can home videos help us to know someone who’s gone? A filmmaker searches for her late mother through archival family footage ...

Sartre’s phenomenology reveals the shift from subject to object (and back) is not just grammar. It is a matter of power ...

If you’re having trouble getting over an ex, you know exactly how painful lingering feelings of love can be. Love for an ex can prompt longing or deep regret. It can disrupt your sleep or appetite, or ...

A vivid dream is like a free virtual-reality experience, no expensive headset required. While your body lies tucked up in bed, your mind can take you to exotic lands and introduce you to amazing ...

It ain’t so much the things we don’t know that get us into trouble. It’s the things we know that ain’t so. – quotation from the 19th century, likely apocryphal The year was 1993 and, aged 16, I was ...

Have you ever wondered how some people see so much in what they read – whether they’re reading novels or stories, poems or plays, essays or memoirs, or something entirely different? One of the ...

What if, alongside scheduling appointments, meetings, and social events in your calendar, you started to allocate specific times just to be by yourself – to enjoy solitude? I propose this thought ...

When you feel low or fed up, it’s tempting to shut down and do very little. You might cancel activities and social events, and choose passive options instead, such as staying in bed or watching TV. It ...

My friend Greta gives the most amazing pep talks. She starts by asking you, ‘What’s the title of your pep talk?’ And after you tell her the title – anything from ‘You feel like you’re stagnating, but ...

Visualisation activates similar brain areas as real-life experiences. Here’s how to use mental imagery to improve results ...

Chicago’s roller rink skating regulars share incredible moves alongside words of wisdom in this vibrant short documentary ...

Doctors said my son would die. I wouldn’t believe them, raised millions of dollars and travelled the world for a cure ...