Calm? Why should I be calm?
Julian Baggini: There's far too much emphasis on being happy these days. Anger is vital too. It could even, say scientists, help our careers
Love potions could soon help soothe the pains of romance
Study of brain chemistry may offer a remedy for the lovelorn, claims neuroscientist
Scientists debunk the myth that you lose most heat through your head
Popular beliefs – including hot heads, kids high on sugar, and eating in the evening making you fat – have been blown out of the water
How booze affects the young
Alarming numbers of young people are now being treated in hospital for alcohol-related problems. Cherrill Hicks looks at the long-term implications
We’re all getting fatter and it may be contagious, claim economists
Figures since 50s show that obesity could be socially contagious and linked to status
Hot drinks encourage warmer feelings
A steaming hot drink may be all it takes to see world through rose-tinted glasses, psychologists have found
Windows of the mind
Annalisa Barbieri looks at the psychology at work inside our homes
Is your mind playing tricks on you?
Kate Hilpern finds out just how unreliable our powers of recall are
Can therapy on your mobile really work?
Dan Roberts: The world's first download-to-mobile therapy service promises to soothe your troubled mind
A quick fix for the soul
The government is promoting cognitive behavioural therapy as a cost-effective, no-nonsense remedy for our psychological ills. It's the triumph of a market-driven view of the human psyche, says Darian Leader