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But Why Does Christmas Feel So Bittersweet? | Part 1: Nostalgia, Identity & Holiday Expectations
In Part 1 of our holiday series, we deck the halls...and then unpack why it never quite feels the way it used to. Kristin...
But Why is Politics so Messy? | Part 3: Psychology and the Politics of Resistance
In Part 3 of our But Why is Politics so Messy? series, we close with the big one: What can we actually do? After...
But Why is Politics so Messy? | Part 2: The Myth of the Rational Voter (with Keegan Tatum)
In Part 2 of our Messy Politics series, Kristin and Laura are joined by political psychology creator Keegan Tatum to unpack why logic rarely...
But Why is Politics so Messy? | Part 1: The Psychology of Political Paralysis
Part 1 of our new series: But Why is Politics so Messy?In a world on fire, why do so many people double down, look...
But Why Do We Create Monsters? | Part 3: Fear, Projection & the Psychology of Horror
Part 3 of our Halloween series: Monsters as Mirrors If monsters reflect our fears, what does it say that we keep making them? In...
But Why Do We Create Monsters? | Part 2: Witches, Werewolves & the Cultural Fear Machine
️ Part 2 of our Halloween series: Monsters as Mirrors ️If today’s monsters reflect modern fears…what were we afraid of 500 years ago? In...