Emotions
Health & Medicine
How anger became the forgotten emotion
Characters like Succession’s Logan Roy can teach us a lot about anger and trauma, and why we need to understand more about the link
Health & Medicine
Your phone, your emotions and everyday life
Although digital technology helps us manage emotions, we need better education on its overuse and healthier ways of dealing with challenging feelings
Health & Medicine
More resilient than we thought during lockdown
New research finds that many people coped relatively well emotionally during Melbourne’s long COVID-19 lockdowns – but with caveats.
Arts & Culture
Your face is muted
In times of remote communication and notorious connection problems, how do we empathise with each other through the curtain of technology when non-verbal cues are missing?
Arts & Culture
Being open to emotion in art
Art can provoke, plague and preoccupy. But what can our interactions with art teach us about fully experiencing emotions in our everyday lives?
Arts & Culture
How literature helps us interpret the human face
New research looks at how the human face is represented in writing from the medieval to contemporary eras, revealing how we have interpreted human emotion for centuries
Health & Medicine
Podcast
The other side of happiness
Social psychologist Brock Bastian explains how life’s painful and difficult experiences play a very important role in producing happiness
Health & Medicine
How to (sleigh) ride your emotions this Christmas
Santa knows if you’re naughty or nice, but not if you’re sad or stressed. For people feeling down this holiday period, here are some evidence-based tips for managing your emotions
Health & Medicine
The science of supporting others
In times of extreme change – like finding our ‘COVID normal’ – social support is essential. Here are six evidence-based tips for providing support
Health & Medicine
The ugly truth
The old adage says that looks don’t matter, but new research has found more evidence that they do – and understanding our response can help counteract it