In the heyday of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, when asked if his smoking habit was a symbolic manifestation of unconscious sexual desires, he allegedly replied that “sometimes a cigar is just a cigar ...

MOST OF US have experienced conflicting beliefs at one time or another. For instance, you know that drinking too much alcohol is bad for your health, but you pour yourself a second glass of wine ...

Imagine a healthcare provider who has been prescribing a treatment for 15 years with good results, and then a new study shows that this treatment might not be as effective as previously thought, or ...

"Cognitive dissonance" is a fascinating term to ponder. My understanding is that it has to do with the distress created when one encounters something that is: 1, undeniable and irrefutably true; 2, ...

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In 1934, an 8.0-magnitude earthquake hit eastern India, killing thousands and devastating several cities. Curiously, in areas that were spared the worst destruction, stories soon spread that an even ...

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