Why do some people dive headfirst into relationships, while others tiptoe cautiously, fearing the emotional plunge? Might it be courage, fear, or something deeper that…
Brage WikmarkDecember 20, 2024
With recent artificial intelligence (AI) developments dominating headlines and discussions, people and organizations are rushing to integrate it into various aspects of life. AI systems…
Zhen CongSeptember 30, 2024
The boom of AI, the surging crisis of climate change, grievous instances of global conflict and unprecedented pandemonium inflicted by an unforeseen virus. This is…
Shriya KashyapSeptember 20, 2024
From wanting to “hack your brain” to simply having a good time at a party, substances of altered mental experience have gained serious ground in…
Nicole HaverSeptember 13, 2024
For most people, the term bullying may activate associations with words such as ‘school’ or ‘childish’. It would be expected that bullying should become less…
Ayla FarzaliMay 27, 2024
Last June, the FBI issued a public alert revealing a surge in ‘reports from victims, including minors and non-consenting adults, whose photos or videos were…
Shriya BangMay 25, 2024
Drink, for you know not whence you came nor why: drink, for you know not why you go, nor where – Omar KhayyamDrink, for you…
Tan EmciMay 15, 2024
Safety, as many other needs, comes under-appreciated until we lack it. While absolutely fundamental for our well-being and tranquillity, when we are privileged enough to…
Linda PaterovaMay 10, 2024
Men crying, admitting failures, and sharing insecurities becomes more and more normalised. The idea of the strong, tough man is long over and has been…
Vadim MartschenkoMay 8, 2024
While time is constant in the sense that it continues to progress forward in a linear manner, perception of time is not. Sometimes time flies,…
Viktor FiskumMay 6, 2024
This essay is an edited and web-adapted version of an original essay for the University of Amsterdam’s Bachelor's Psychology Program- Specialisation Clinical Developmental Psychology, Childhood-…
Anushka SabhanamApril 17, 2024
When down her weedy trophies and herself Fell in the weeping brook. Her clothes spread wide And mermaid-like, awhile they bore her up; Which time…
Ann-Kathrin AruiApril 12, 2024
When I was in kindergarten, my family moved from Hamburg, a city in the North of Germany, to Bremen, a much smaller city around one…
Paula BohmerApril 8, 2024
Parents want their children to do well in school, with some feeling that they must compete against each other or against the clock to become…
Magda MatetoviciApril 2, 2024
i can't separate myself from my desire to be pretty, it appears to be something so intrinsic about me in the way i can't do…
Aline FontanelliMarch 29, 2024
Bound is a contronym – a word that is the opposite of itself. You can be bound - tied down forcefully. Or, you can be…
Shriya BangMarch 25, 2024
Beware of the controversial topics and strong opinions discussed in this article. However, you will likely be entertained by the hot debate between people who…
Anika KorobkovMarch 22, 2024
In ‘Lets Mingle’, Spiegeloog’s editors aim to create a deeper understanding of psychology by exploring a multitude of topics encountered in sciences, social debates and…
Anushka Sabhanam and Berenike SimonMarch 13, 2024
Would you pay $10 to talk to a deceased loved one? Through the eons, the essence of loss and grief has remained unchanged. Loss is…
Shriya BangMarch 11, 2024
I used to call myself a first generation Canadian, as in the first generation of my family born in Canada, only to find out the…
Kamila ZjawinMarch 8, 2024
Technology has become an integral part of our daily lives. But do we ever stop and wonder how much is too much? While we are…
Tan EmciMarch 7, 2024
Many feel disconnected in the classroom at times. However, some do more than others. Today, as I reflect on my time working as a teaching…
Viktor FiskumMarch 6, 2024
To our land and it is a prize of war, the freedom to die from longing and burning and our land, in its bloodied night,…
Tanvi TandonMarch 4, 2024
When reading the news it shocks me to see the amount of violence that is going on in this world. Everyday people suffer from discrimination,…
Vadim MartschenkoMarch 1, 2024