Social Life
Stress, Storytelling, and Survival: Lies We Tell Ourselves
If you stop noticing your own lies, do you start believing in others’?
The Acting Everyday Blog
Discover why we act and why we can't stop
AI & Tech
Explore the theatrical nature of artificial intelligence
Work & Life
Channel your inner chameleon in awkward social situations
Media & Culture
Revisit big moments in media, sports, politics and culture
Musings and relief for the pretender within
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Everyday Deception 🎭
Is listening to your heart different from listening to your gut? Why do some people have better intuition than others? This is what we’re dealing with when we trust someone without fully knowing them. Let’s talk about that mysterious gut feeling.
Media and Culture
Can You Tell When Someone’s Lying?
What happens when lying becomes addictive and entertaining? Take a closer look at real life, reality TV, cinema, and politics.
Social Life
Can You Trust Your Gut Feeling?
Turns out there’s more to good decision-making than listening to your gut.
Social Life
Why Are We So Easily Deceived?
Studying liars may help you understand deception—but won’t protect you from being deceived.
Media and Culture
How Do You Act When You’re Angry? (PART 2)
Is anger really as deadly as they say? Let’s look at sports, cinema, music, and society to see how angry emotions shape our reality.
Media and Culture
How Do You Act When You’re Angry?
Where does anger come from? Find out what lies beneath the rage through film, politics, and culture.
Social Life
How Do We Act When We’re in Love?
What happens to you when you meet the love of your life?
Media and Culture
How Do We Act When We’re Lonely Around Other People?
Who do you become when you’re lonely — and what’s their backstory?
Work Life
The Myth of the Ideal Candidate
Our ideal candidate has the agility of a boxer, the confidence of a drag queen, and the wings of a unicorn 🦄