Psychology
Why Does Waiting For a Text Feel So Uncomfortable?
A silence with almost no information in it can fill an entire afternoon. Research on waiting suggests the cure is not reassurance but absorption.
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Why Does Time Seem to Pass Faster as We Get Older?
Ask older and younger adults how fast the last week went and their answers are surprisingly similar. The difference appears when they look back over a decade.
Psychology
Why Do Embarrassing Memories Come Back Years Later?
People in an embarrassing T-shirt thought half the room noticed. About a quarter did. Why old cringes keep returning, and the Reporter Test that quiets them.