Pick And ChooseRational People Are More Self‑Serving, While Reasonable People Are More Considerate: Research Therefore, in situations of conflict, people prefer rational people on their side and reasonable people on the opposing side. By Aditi Murti
Fingers CrossedThis Is What It’s Like to Come Out as Queer in India The real enemy in our fight to normalize queerness is ignorance and fear, not malice. By Aditi Murti
Never ChangeIt’s Okay: To Make New Year’s Resolutions and Completely Ignore Them a Week Later January 1 is overrated. By Aditi Murti
The Case Goes On‘Chhapaak’ Avoids Trauma Porn, Focuses on Legal Nightmare for Survivors Director Meghna Gulzar delivers a sensitive depiction of a survivor attempting to move on despite a painfully slow justice system. By Aditi Murti
Three's Not InterestedCouples Looking for Bisexual Girlfriends — aka Unicorn Hunters — Often Commodify Queer Women On dating apps, couples looking for female, queer, poly partners often set requirements that veer more towards sexual servitude than healthy relationships. By Aditi Murti
Love YourselfLow Self‑Esteem Can Seep Into Physical Behaviors, Cause Health Issues Self-loathing behaviors may cause us to stop taking care of ourselves, opening us up to physical health problems. By Aditi Murti
So Many PeopleHere’s How You Cope With a Fear of Crowded Spaces During a panic attack, don’t try to control your breathing. By Aditi Murti
Vicious CycleBullies Risk Developing Mental Illnesses That Further Fuel Their Bullying Research proved that bullying others increased bullies' tendency to internalize their problems, which later led to mental health struggles. By Aditi Murti
Each Person MattersStop Judging People’s Motives for Protesting In trying times like these, a collective show of strength is all that matters. By Aditi Murti
Not One Of UsHere’s How Our Brains Figure Out Whom to ‘Cancel’ The neuron systems responsible for focus, processing context, and troubleshooting help us decide who we want to punish socially. By Aditi Murti
Do BetterWe Deserve Better Than Hasan Minhaj’s Baity, Awkward Coverage of the NRC‑CAA Minhaj failed to deliver on his promise to draw attention to human rights violations in India. By Aditi Murti
GulpAdolescents Are Falling Prey to Chew and Spit, a Relatively Unknown Eating Disorder In a survey of more than 5,000 teens, 12.2% said they had one chew-and-spit episode per week. By Aditi Murti
You Love To See ItResearchers Try Making Memes Accessible for the Visually Impaired Be it frivolous cultural discourse or serious literature, accessibility should be non-negotiable. By Aditi Murti
Seeing RedOne in Four Indian Men May Suffer From Anemia, States Lancet Report Currently, the Indian government's 'Anemia Mukt Bharat' plan excludes men and only accounts for adolescent boys, women, and children. By Aditi Murti
Adapting To DisasterWhen Climate Change Leads to Fear and Migration, Women Bear the Brunt Research in Asia and Africa spotlights how environmental stress causes men to migrate, weakening women's agency and health. By Aditi Murti
It's A Bird; It's A PlaneAll You Need to Know About Stormquakes, a Newly Discovered Natural Disaster Hurricanes and other strong storms can produce earthquakes at magnitudes up to 3.5 on the Richter scale. By Aditi Murti
Golden BrosGolden Globe Nominations Ignore Female Directors Yet Again This is the second consecutive year of all-male nominations for the awards, which have nominated female directors only seven times in their 75-year history. By Aditi Murti
Flora and ConcreteMore Green Spaces in Cities Could Help Prevent Early Deaths, According to Research Mumbai has only 2.5% of its space dedicated to public green spaces, making it among the least green worldwide. By Aditi Murti
