Conduct your own conformity test
Find out how susceptible you are to crowd dynamics
‘We are all peoplewatchers’
Wherever there are people, there are peoplewatchers trying to learn something about their fellow men and themselves
Can you decode these emotions?
A facial meanings test as devised by Paul Ekman
The master of micro-expressions
Just how good is your poker face? Probably not good enough to fool psychologist Paul Ekman
Getting to know you
Don't be put off by dubious pop-psychology, writes Oliver Burkeman - there's a fascinating world inside your own head waiting to be discovered
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