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How to Touch Grass
Aug 18, 2023 Italian psychoanalyst Elvio Fachinelli was committed to local projects as well as utopian visions, developing an anti-fascist education.![](https://www.truthdig.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1-10.jpeg)
Does Animal Personality Research Actually Help Animals?
Aug 10, 2023 Animal personality research is trending, but the theoretical findings seldom helps animals, and could rather benefit the meat industry.![Fear, anxiety](https://www.truthdig.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/10710479204_bf4d5329f1_k-1024x695.jpg)
Fear Can Spread From Person to Person Faster Than the Coronavirus – but There Are Ways to Slow It Down
Mar 16, 2020 It can feel like everyone is stewing in anxiety about COVID-19 and seeing other people freak out can make you freak out more. A psychiatrist explains this phenomenon, and how to keep it in check.![](https://www.truthdig.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/boydog.jpg)
How the Heart Can Heal the Brain
Dec 14, 2018 "The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog" is a powerful testament to how the brain can heal, through loving relationships, from even the most extreme cases of trauma.![](https://www.truthdig.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/13974181800_5c198d4880_k-1024x683.jpg)
Why Depression Is Rampant in Our Times
Jan 29, 2018 An interview with Johann Hari, the author of a groundbreaking new book on the roots of depression.![](https://www.truthdig.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Screen-Shot-2017-11-03-at-3.11.39-PM.png)
The Climate Swerve
Nov 3, 2017 Psychologist Robert Jay Lifton believes climate awareness can channel our "anxiety of responsibility" into constructive action.![](https://www.truthdig.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/UnsportsmanlikeConduct_798.jpg)
Understanding Trauma Is an Important Part of Every Sexual Violence Story
Sep 13, 2016 To have a better conversation about the problem, within college football and beyond, we need to examine how trauma affects the brain The Jameis Winston case works well for this To have a better conversation about the problem, within college football and beyond, we need examine how trauma affects the brain .![](https://www.truthdig.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Screen_Shot_2016-06-03_at_10.55_.38_AM_copy_.png)
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Jun 3, 2016 When you search for shoes or a hotel online, Google is watching you. But so are armies of marketers, psychologists and neurologists. They want to know why you chose what you chose. A new book parses what we know about the science of personal preferences.![](https://www.truthdig.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/7037262215_7248b2b008_b_copy.jpg)
‘Brain Training’ Apps: Do They Work?
Mar 20, 2016 Everything we do changes our brains. But do the skills we learn in “brain training” games amount to a general boost in our cognitive abilities?![](https://www.truthdig.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/7221666136_8b80fc6347_z_copy.jpg)
‘Modern Life Is Not Good for Mental Health’
Mar 16, 2016 Our forebears were less depressed and anxious than we are today, sociologist Jean Twenge concludes after studying the frequency of symptoms associated with these conditions.![](https://www.truthdig.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/markotwitter_360.jpg)