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Two women with similar personality traits laughing in conversation.

Personality traits & personality types: What personality type are you?

By Stephanie Pappas, Ben Biggs published

REFERENCE What makes you, you? Psychologists sketch out personality traits using the "Big Five".

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Concept of a narcissistic and egoistic man.

There are 2 types of narcissists. Here's what makes each tick.

By Nikhila Mahadevan published

Chances are you've met a narcissist. Here's what's behind the gigantic ego.

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The new "scintillating starburst" illusion, bright rays emenate from the centre of the design through concentric wreaths of star-polygons.

A new type of optical illusion tricks the brain into seeing dazzling rays

By Harry Baker published

Scientists have described a brand new type of visual illusion that makes people see non-existent rays shining through rings of concentric polygons.

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Men don't learn toxic masculinity from their fathers. Here, a father walking his young son to school.

No, men don't learn toxic masculinity from their fathers

By Cameron Duke published

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.

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Upset couple on couch

Does the silent treatment work?

By Isobel Whitcomb published

Conflict is healthy.

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Rubber pencil illusion gif

How does the rubber pencil illusion work?

By Isobel Whitcomb published

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

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Man squinting as if thinking really hard, with steam wafting off his head

People sometimes prefer burning hot pain to thinking too hard

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Thinking hard is a pain.

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This kid's personality might gradually change over time, but whether he comes around on finger puppets is anyone's guess. 

Does your personality change as you get older?

By Isobel Whitcomb published

Personality isn't fixed

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Design made of fusion of human head and fractal shape to serve as backdrop for projects related to mind, consciousness and spirituality

How the brain builds a sense of self

By Sam Ereira published

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

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A woman holding a piece of paper with a skeptical look on her face as she listens to a man speaking to her from the other side of the table.

What is the Dunning-Kruger effect?

By Greg Uyeno published

When we don't know enough to know what we don't know.

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