Some stories stay with us for weeks but others we forget within days. A new study suggests the difference may be due to how deeply we process a story and its themes.
A recent paper argues that we prefer certain types of stories because they activate pleasurable, deep-seated mechanisms that evolved for social learning and cooperation.
In Netflix's global hit 'Lupin,' master thief Assane Diop doesn't rely on gadgets or disguises. He relies on an astute understanding of the limits of perception and attention.
HBO's "Mare of Easttown" feels like a remix of plot elements cribbed from other shows. But the result is good. And studies suggest that creativity is rarely truly original, anyway.
An interview with Claire Lewis, producer of the celebrated 50-year documentary series, on what she thinks the series reveals about personality, class, and development.
Following the release of "It's a Sin" about the AIDS crisis, I talked to Dr. Martin Seltman, one of the only primary care doctors who treated AIDS in Pittsburgh in the 1980s.
Can watching shows and films featuring characters from different groups reduce prejudice toward those groups? Recent experiments suggest the answer could be yes, even if the effect is small.
Why would someone join a cult? Two recent docuseries about the NXIVM and Heaven's Gate cults suggest they used similar, effective persuasion principles we're all susceptible to.
This year gave us two TV shows, "Joe Pera Talks With You" and "How to With John Wilson," that prove there is plenty of joy to be found in the world if we're curious enough.
Why do we feel guilty for liking "bad" TV? Many psychologists believe that guilt is adaptive, but that doesn't mean it's helping us make good entertainment choices.
Overthinking TV is about the collision of media and psychology. What can you learn about yourself and others by watching TV, and how does watching TV affect our culture and how we think?
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