Psychology

A man's lack of friends may predict whether he will embrace toxic masculinity, while the presence or absence of a male role model early in life isn't a factor.

Conflict is healthy.

The rubber pencil illusion works because our brain can't keep up.

Thinking hard is a pain.

Personality isn't fixed

We don't just copy the behavior of people around us. We also copy their minds.

They're probably not just pooping; the restroom is a safe place for them to ponder life's great questions.

There's no doubt we forget things — but what about repression?

Sigmund Freud had some provocative ideas about the human subconscious.