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Emotion
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Happiness: Conservatives Proclaim It, Liberals Display It
New research throws into question the belief that right-wingers tend to be happier than those on the left.
Blackness Ever Blackening: My Lifetime of Depression
How do I explain an existence dominated by the bleakest, darkest moods? And do I even want to?
How Botox Can Solve the Depression Epidemic
One in 10 American adults struggles with depression, and women are twice as susceptible as men. Is facial paralysis the answer?
What’s So Bad About Harm?
New research into evaluative simulation shows how we instinctively dislike certain actions deemed to be harmful regardless of their outcomes.
Why Are TV’s Talking Heads So Angry All the Time?
Two researchers dive into the spittle-flecked world of outrage media.
Kennedy’s Assassination and the Sociology of Emotions
What it was like for a soon-to-be sociologist to experience a major American event from a tatami mat more than 6,000 miles away.
You Listen to That Sad Song Because It Makes You Happy
New research shows that sad songs actually create positive emotions.
There’s Nothing Cathartic About Expressing Anger
A new study of thousands out of Harvard Medical School can't prove that angry outbursts lead to heart attacks, but it does link the two.
Should We Dump the DSM?
Gary Greenberg's new book skewers the inner workings of the DSM just three weeks before the latest version is scheduled to be released.