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Psychological science is really our best shot at making sense of how people think, feel, and act. It’s rooted in old philosophy but runs today on experiments, observation, and data. Back in the late 1800s, Wilhelm Wundt had the bold idea to treat consciousness like something you could study in a lab, the same way you might study a chemical reaction or a falling apple. But people aren’t atoms. We don’t follow fixed laws. We’re emotional and shaped by the world around us. Context, memory, trauma, culture, and love all matter. That’s why psychology can feel less like a clean,…

Star snaps of the week: Kylie Jenner, Hailey Bieber, Jennifer Lopez and more Kylie Jenner rings in leather-weather season. Instagram/ Kylie Jenner Hailey Bieber couldn’t sleep so she had a photo shoot in her nightie in Paris. haileybieber/Instagram Helen Mirren (left) and Cara Delevingne get close in a cramped front row at Stella McCartney’s show at Paris fashion week. Dave Benett/Getty Images for Stella McCartney Influencer Charli D’Amelio looks skeptical of her dinner in Milan, Italy. charlidamelio/Instagram Notorious paparazzo George Clooney hounds celebs at the premiere of his film “Jay Kelly” at Lincoln Center. Getty Images for FLC Emma Stone…

So many horror movie trailers, such little time!  October is finally upon us, and with that comes an increase in horror movies, television shows, and related documentaries! In the past week alone there has been a plethora of trailers dumped into our lap for our viewing pleasure. Let’s sift through them, shall we? Psycho Killer Psycho Killer is a horror movie melded with a psychological thriller and a twist of Satanism for good measure. The movie is written by Andrew Kevin Walker (Se7en), which is no surprise given the promise of the story yet to unfold. Furthermore, the trailer is…

A Colorado man was charged nearly $20,000 for less than half an hour of parking at Denver International Airport — the second such error in two months at one of the nation’s busiest airports. Jim Boyd, of Glenhaven, said he parked for 27 minutes at DIA’s garage Thursday while dropping off his wife for a flight to Germany. The standard fee should have been $7. Instead, his credit card was charged $19,824 as he exited the garage. Jim Boyd shows the $19,824 parking receipt he was mistakenly charged after parking for just 27 minutes at Denver International Airport. 9 News…

Oklahoma wide receiver Keontez Lewis slammed his head into the brick wall past Oklahoma’s end zone while attempting to catch a touchdown pass in a scary scene during Saturday’s game against Kent State. The ball was overthrown, causing Lewis to run into the wall at full speed trying to haul it in. The brick wall lines the majority of Owen Field and starts relatively close to the gridiron. Lewis, a redshirt senior at Oklahoma, was on the ground for several minutes before finally being stretchered off the field. Oklahoma Sooners wide receiver Keontez Lewis collides with the brick wall behinf…

Exiled Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was hospitalized recently after being poisoned while hiding out in Russia, according to a human rights watchdog. al-Assad, a longtime ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was rushed to an emergency room on Sept. 20 in critical condition, but was released nine days later after receiving medical care, The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights first reported Thursday. He was poisoned while at home in a villa near Moscow that the report claims is heavily guarded by Russian authorities. Bashar al-Assad was rushed to a hospital on Sept. 20. AFP/Getty Images His movements are restricted, but al-Assad has…

Former Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez was arrested Saturday on assault and public intoxication charges after he was stabbed in the chest during a brawl with a food delivery driver in Indianapolis early Saturday, according to reports and authorities. Sanchez was charged with battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle, and public intoxication, in connection with the brawl near Loughmiller’s Pub & Eatery in downtown Indianapolis, cops said. The unidentified delivery driver who allegedly stabbed Sanchez claimed he was acting in self-defense and that Sanchez was the aggressor, FOX59/CBS4 reported, citing police sources. Ex-Jets QB Mark Sanchez was arrested…

President Trump announced Saturday that Israel has agreed to an “initial withdrawal line” in Gaza, adding a cease-fire and hostage exchange would begin once Hamas confirms the deal. “After negotiations, Israel has agreed to the initial withdrawal line, which we have shown to, and shared with, Hamas,” Trump posted on Truth Social, adding that the plan would mark “the end of this 3,000-year catastrophe.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier on Saturday that he ordered his negotiators, led by Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, to travel to Egypt to finalize the technical details of the hostage release. Israel has…

CANADA They were crying in their beer. A funeral was held for a town’s only beer store on the day it closed its doors after 75 years in business. The town of Bala, in Ontario, hosted the bittersweet ceremony for the shop — aptly named The Beer Store — in its parking lot, where gatherers gave it “one final cheers for all the beers.” The Beer Store in Bala, Ontario, was given a proper sendoff. CBC News MEXICO The anti-narco culture reality show “México Canta” will host its final episode live on Sunday night at Esperanza Iris City Theater in Mexico…

There’s an old Latin phrase that has stayed with me lately: Succisa virescit. The translation roughly means, “When cut down, we grow back stronger.” Originally the sixth-century motto of the Benedictine Abbey of Monte Cassino, it reflects a simple but profound truth about the human condition—growth often begins in the aftermath of loss. What was once a call to spiritual and physical resilience has become, for me, a powerful metaphor for cognition itself, particularly in an age when artificial intelligence and large language models promise the curious dynamic of fluency without failure. And today, it’s the motto of one of…