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 make food taste better – with psychology
… and why this research could get us to Mars.
Why people collect celebrity memorabilia
How much would you pay for a half-eaten slice of Vegemite toast?
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 it's so difficult to describe smells
I thought it was about brain structure, but it’s actually about language!
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!
Why do out of body experiences happen?
Find out what’s happening in the brain when you have an out of body experience, and how to trick yourself into having one!
Why we have food preferences
You like potato and I like potahto, so let's do some science and find out why.
Why we see faces in inanimate objects
It’s called pareidolia and it’s amazing! But why do our brains do it?
Why time speeds up as we get older
Summer seemed to last forever when we were young but is now only five minutes long. What gives?
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.
Why do we catch yawns?
Started yawning already? Find out why you can catch yawns from other humans and even other animals…
Why does jetlag affect our memories?
Is it stress, circadian rhythms, or simply the fact that all airports are cursed?