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Some of the best Superman comics are the self-conclusive ones, which require no prior knowledge or reading. Red Son is, perhaps, the best of all of them.

Superman: Red Son, The Workers' Hero

The ventricular system is in charge of maintaining, protecting, and structuring your brain. It also contains the cerebrospinal fluid, quite essential for your body&#039;s preservation.

Characteristics of the Cerebral Ventricular System

Lack of sleep is tied to cognitive, emotional, and physical problems. Thus, sleeping as much as you need should be a priority for the sake of your well-being.

Lack of Sleep and its Consequences

No one enjoys feeling rejected. However, not all people are capable of finding a way out and they find themselves trapped. What can be done in these cases?

Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria: An Extreme Reaction to Rejection

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Being alone can be a two-sided coin. Sometimes, you enjoy it and at others you avoid it.

Some Curious Facts About Loneliness

Fantastic stories, essays, novels... Behind any book, of any genre, you can find a story that really leaves its mark on you, the lucky reader. 

Ten Books To Make You Think. They Might Even Change Your Life

An increasing amount of people who are divorced, separated, or don&#039;t have any family responsibilities are now living alone. For many, it&#039;s a fulfilling experience. However, others are suffering in silence due to the loneliness of living alone. 

Living Alone After 50 Is Becoming Increasingly Common

It&#039;s curious how our minds work. The Pratfall effect is a good example of this, or how someone may start to like us better when we make a mistake.

The Pratfall Effect: Why Imperfection Makes Us More Likeable

The James Webb Space Telescope recently showed us a small portion of the universe. That image, of extraordinary quality, opened the door to other worlds, invited us to dream, and allowed us to escape from our somewhat chaotic and complex immediate reality.

How Will the James Webb Space Telescope Affect Human Psychology?

Mothers usually take special care with certain risk factors during pregnancy. However, what about their emotional life? What role does it play in the development of the fetus?

Can Babies Feel Their Mothers' Emotions in the Womb?

The Quetelet index, later renamed the BMI, has made several companies a lot of money. What&#039;s behind it?

The Quetelet Index: A Statistician's Work Used to Make Money

There&#039;s a medical mystery that&#039;s both extraordinary and terrifying at the same time. People with dehiscence syndrome can hear the movement of their eyeballs and even the circulation of blood ascending to their brain.

Dehiscence Syndrome: Hearing Your Eyes Move and Your Blood Circulate

Pregnancy is a revolution for a woman&#039;s body. During the nine months of gestation, her body adapts to various changes, many of which aren&#039;t obvious to an outside observer.

The Invisible Changes of Pregnancy

During a respected delivery, the woman feels respected, listened to, and owns her own experience of childbirth. Find out what psychological benefits this type of childbirth brings.

Respected Childbirth and Its Psychological Importance

Despite the fact that authoritarianism is almost always associated with the father figure, the truth is that authoritarian mothers are also quite common. However, in these cases, the emotional impact can be more damaging and leave really deep emotional scars on the child.

Authoritarian Mothers: What Are They Like?

Lending money is always a delicate subject in a relationship, especially if the amount is significant. However, this isn&#039;t the only variable that has an influence. 

Can Lending Money Ruin a Relationship?

Why do you idealize certain people? Why are others who you barely know capable of hijacking your attention? We tell you how a crush affects your brain.

What Happens to Your Brain When You Have a Crush on Someone?

Do you have a friend who, although they answer your messages, rarely take the initiative to write to you, not even a simple &quot;How are you? How&#039;s everything?&quot; We explain why this happens.

Friends Who Answer Messages But Don't Send Them

The soulmate myth survives because it gives us comfort and hope. However, at the same time it presents a problem because it often leads us to look outside for something that we can only really find within ourselves.

Why Do We Like to Believe In The Soulmate Myth?

Why do we cry? Why is it a reaction we&#039;ve retained as we&#039;ve evolved over time?  What&#039;s its function, beyond cleaning the eyes  when there&#039;s a foreign body in them? We tell you  about crying and its fundamental role in different social scenarios.

What Happens to Your Body When You Cry?

It&#039;s time to break one more gender stereotype and state that men can be as emotional as women. The problem lies in society, which penalizes them for expressing their feelings and showing vulnerability.

Science Claims That Men Are as Emotional as Women

How you feel is influenced by different factors and variables. Hormones are one example. They&#039;re protagonists when you feel bad as well as when you feel good.

Hormones Play a Leading Role in How You Feel

Who hasn&#039;t ever experienced fear? However, do you know what its function is? Also, does it really help you? It seems so.

The Purpose of Fear

Your skin doesn&#039;t turn green like the Hulk&#039;s, but almost. Indeed, when hunger rages in your stomach, your emotions change and you feel irritable, impatient, and frustrated. Why does this happen?

Why Do You Get Cranky When You're Hungry?

Recent research has overturned the long-held belief that serotonin deficits underlie depression. In fact, it&#039;s a rather more complex issue.

Science Claims That Serotonin Imbalance Doesn't Cause Depression

Do you have a great fear of contracting a disease? Do you tend to misinterpret and exaggerate your body&#039;s signals? If so, you&#039;ll be interested to learn about hypochondria and nosophobia, two similar yet different disorders.

Hypochondria and Nosophobia: Two Manifestations of the Fear of Illness

Children who grew up feeling as if they were invisible and as if nothing they felt mattered may have been suffering from passive emotional neglect. They often only discover this fact on reaching adulthood.

Passive Childhood Emotional Neglect: Growing Up Feeling Invisible

Reactive attachment disorder in adulthood is a significant clinical entity that generates many problems. Indeed, it&#039;s the source of a great deal of suffering.

Reactive Attachment Disorder in Adulthood

Narcissists love money. For them, it&#039;s a form of power and they don&#039;t hesitate in manipulating others to achieve financial control over their partners or friends. In fact, even if they lead them to financial ruin, it&#039;s of no consequence to them

How Narcissists Use Money to Abuse Others

Try to balance on one leg. Hold this position for ten seconds. In this article, we talk about the implications of being able to achieve this simple exercise or not, from a scientific perspective.

If You Can Balance on One Leg, You'll Live Longer

Admire &quot;The Starry Night&quot; by Van Gogh. Enjoy the details of Dalí&#039;s paintings. Did you know that watching these works, whether live or online, has a beneficial effect on your mental health?

Viewing Online Art Can Improve Your Well-Being

If you&#039;re visiting a warm place or summer is just around the corner, the following recommendations will be of great help to help you rest without interruptions.

Five Tips for Sleeping in the Heat

How do you relax? What do you allow yourself to do in your free time? What about that feeling of guilt that emerges when you feel like you&#039;ve been wasting your time? In this article, we&#039;re going to answer these and other interesting questions.

How to Relax Without Feeling Guilty

How do you talk to yourself about the goals you&#039;d like to achieve? How do you record them in your mental agenda? In this article, you&#039;ll see how the answers you give to these questions can either help or harm you in real life.

The Power of Words: How Inner Dialogue Can Protect or Damage You

How do you manage your tasks at work? Are you comfortable with your organization system? In this article, we&#039;ll talk about the most common mistakes in this area.

Five Mistakes That Stop You From Managing Your Work Tasks Efficiently

Have you ever considered quitting your job? Do you know how to tell whether or not it&#039;s wise to do so? In this article we&#039;ll tell you.

Seven Signs It's Time to Quit Your Job

What happens when your main motivation is simply that others recognize your achievements and progress? Find out here.

The Dangers of Working Solely to Boost the Ego

Theory Z is based on the Japanese leadership style in which humanism and the trust of workers with their superiors are decisive aspects. According to Professor William Ouchi, good relationships are key to productivity.

William Ouchi: Theory Z of Leadership

A difficult working day is one in which there&#039;s a lot to do and little time to do it in. Or, there aren&#039;t so many tasks, but they&#039;re extremely complex and demanding. Here are five simple tips to help.

Five Tips to Help You Overcome a Difficult Day at Work

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Geoffrey Beattie is a famous psychologist. His appearance on TV made him a familiar face whose thoughts were known in homes all over the world. But that doesn&#039;t mean he doesn&#039;t do serious work. His research is much more than what you might have seen on the show Big Brother. 

Geoffrey Beattie: The Psychologist for Big Brother

The Addams family has amazed us over the decades. What&#039;s the secret of its success and what has it got to do with our fascination with death?

The Addams Family: Beauty in the Macabre

The end of a TV Series is never easy as you’ve invested several years and many hours to characters that captivated you with their personality.

The End of a TV Series and Feelings of Emptiness

If you&#039;re looking for a TV series that&#039;s groundbreaking, politically incorrect, and unique, Merlí is the perfect one for you. Who could have ever guessed that a TV show would make philosophy popular during an age where we&#039;re all moving at a fast pace and not thinking deeply about things?

Merlí: A Very Different TV Series

For over 25 years, this show has changed the way a whole generation of young people sees the world. Friends has created some unrealistic expectations about life for millennials.

How Friends Defined a Generation

A Glimpse Into Criminality Through The Wire

Narcissism in TV and Movie Characters

5 Addicting TV Shows with Psychological Themes