Why some of us are bad at maths
Why are some of us good at maths and some of us bad at maths?
Why we get left and right confused
How do we develop our sense of left and right? How it can go wrong? And why can sudden left-right confusion tell us that someone is having a stroke?
How to remember people's names
We’ve all forgotten someone’s name at one point or another. Here’s how to reduce the chances of that happening.
Dreams that come true: coincidence or precognition?
Ever had a dream that predicted the future? Let’s talk about whether it was a coincidence or not…
Why people collect celebrity memorabilia
How much would you pay for a half-eaten slice of Vegemite toast?
What is aphantasia?
Can you see the world in your mind’s eye, or is it all a blank? Come find out why not everyone has mental imagery.
Why we can't remember being born
Does the memory of your own birth disappear? Or was it never there in the first place?
Why we copy others’ way of speaking
Ever wonder why you sound different depending on who you’re talking to? Come find out!
Why repeating a word makes it go weird
Hello, is it meaning you’re looking for? Well, you won’t find it if you keep repeating the same word.
Why we sometimes see ourselves from outside in memories
Sometimes we see memories as though we’re observing them from outside our own bodies. Ever wonder why this happens? Psychology has the answer!
The IKEA effect: why we like the things we make and own
Ever wondered why you’re so fond of the wonky bookcase you put together yourself? Come find out!
What makes a word funny?
What makes gurgle, tit and bassoon such funny words? Psychology has the answer!
How false memories happen
It's probably not that we've glitched into an alternate reality, just that we're not very good at remembering…
Why do we get déjà vu?
Déjà vu expert Courtney Aitken explains why it sometimes feels like time has gone in circles.
Why are people superstitious?
An 🦇extremely spooky🦇 Hallowe’en blog, featuring lucky charms, pigeons behaving weirdly, and bananas conspiring against fishers.
How to get rid of a song that's stuck in your head
How do earworms happen and - more importantly - how can we make them go away?
How much do people with dementia understand?
While memory for daily life may go, memory for emotions remains. Dr Lauren Rooney explains…
Why does jetlag affect our memories?
Is it stress, circadian rhythms, or simply the fact that all airports are cursed?
Why do words get stuck on the tip of your tongue?
It’s all to do with the different levels of knowledge we have about a word.