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![Can therapy help dredge up repressed memories?](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sSLbGPYkuYSpXLsUdjpgB3-320-80.jpg)
Can you recover repressed memories?
By Isobel Whitcomb published
There's no doubt we forget things — but what about repression?
![Sigmund Freud, 1856-1939, Austrian neurologist, in the office of his Vienna home looking at a manuscript.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cWoNDm4sZa4zbkmEkWukiD-320-80.jpg)
Was Freud right about anything?
By Benjamin Plackett published
Sigmund Freud had some provocative ideas about the human subconscious.
![Can subliminal messaging prompt moviegoers to buy drinks and snacks?](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XbACFVcWhdsSgyfDqPA4AX-320-80.jpg)
Does subliminal messaging really work?
By Tyler Santora published
Does this advertising technique actually work?
![Girl and boy siblings with different personalities.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TBHMR28tHo4HFXcGnuk8Pe-320-80.jpg)
Why Do People Have Different Personalities?
By Marcus Woo published
Where do personalities come from, and why are they so different?
![We see a close up of a calendar sheet that says Friday the 13th.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TbJjsN3E8a4sHWEoYKM7MB-320-80.jpg)
The Science Behind Your (Irrational) Fear of Friday the 13th
By Kimberly Hickok published
Friday the 13th is what you make it, and it's OK if you think it's unlucky.
![Overcoming obstacles in life is supposed to make us stronger, right?](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ikrE8JMXFdWFvwBABQVvWT-320-80.jpg)
Does Adversity Really Make Us Stronger?
By Eranda Jayawickreme, Frank J. Infurna published
In our culture, there's this idea that enduring a tragedy can be good for your personal growth. Here's what the science says.
![People volunteering to pack food in paper bags](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wtYsAPvMkFmnMfJwsJ25Mf-320-80.jpg)
Wealthy Couple Gives UCLA $20 Million to Find the 'Antidote' to an Unkind World
By Nicoletta Lanese published
UCLA has established a new institute dedicated to studying and promoting kindness.
![Man sitting on couch in a messy room.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d4AwUCKzuTeCV8d9sYdMBG-320-80.jpg)
Men Notice Messes As Much As Women. Here's Why They Don't Clean Up.
By Sarah Thebaud, Sabino Kornrich published
There's a reason men do a third as much housework as women do.
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