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Why a Stranger's Whisper Soothes Better Than the Words of Loved Ones

Psychology & Society • Pop Culture

We explore how unconventional videos featuring crinkling paper and microphone tapping have become a means to cope with anxiety – and what this phenomenon reveals about our inherent need for silence.

Amélie Duval Feb 11, 2026

NeuroBlog

I Learned to Solve Olympiad Problems. And It Was Useless

Psychology & Society • Education

An honest conversation about why the ability to brilliantly solve school Olympiad problems often goes unclaimed outside the classroom, and what we're actually searching for in these tasks.

Sophia Lorenz Feb 5, 2026

NeuroBlog

Smart Home, Dumb Human: A Symphony for a Fridge and a Fading Mind

The Future & Futurology • Technologies

As the things around us grow smarter, we imperceptibly surrender parts of ourselves – and one day, we may discover that we have forgotten how to think on our own.

Leia Phoenix Feb 4, 2026

NeuroBlog

How Collective Memory Turns the Sky into a Canvas for Our Fears and Hopes

Psychology & Society • Social Psychology

Thousands have seen flying saucers, but what if this isn't about space, but about the mechanics of our collective need to believe?

Amélie Duval Jan 24, 2026

NeuroBlog

How AI Turned Us into Appraisers of What Used to Be Just Work

Artificial intelligence • Society

Breaking down why, with the advent of AI, we suddenly started calculating what our time, labor, and creativity are worth – and what came of it.

Nick Code Jan 15, 2026

NeuroBlog

Why Don't We Crack Up Like We Used To? The Evolution of Humor That Ruined Everything!

Creativity & Entertainment • Humor

From vaudeville to memes: how humor over the last century shifted from innocent jokes into something awkward to laugh at – and even worse to stay silent about.

Eva Lex Jan 13, 2026

NeuroBlog

Why We Trust People in White Coats (And How Con Artists Exploit It)

Psychology & Society • Social Psychology

We unpack why a doctor in a white coat inspires trust faster than the same person in jeans, and how our brain turns anyone into an expert using a simple trick.

Mark Elliott Jan 12, 2026

NeuroBlog

My ChatGPT Doesn't Sense When I'm Joking

Artificial intelligence • AI Linguistics

Why artificial intelligence gets lost in irony and sarcasm, and what that says about the nature of human communication – something we've taken for granted for so long.

Helen Chang Jan 9, 2026

NeuroBlog

Why Adults Have Forgotten How to Wonder (And Can We Bring Back That Childlike Curiosity?)

Personal Growth & Learning • Developmental Psychology

We explore why we ask fewer questions as we age, why we lose interest in the world, – and how not to become the kind of person who «already has it all figured out».

Daniel Rain Jan 4, 2026

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