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Ainura Kalau

Ainura was born in Central Asia, spent over a decade in Malaysia, and studied at an Australian university before settling in São Paulo, where she’s now raising her family. Her life blends cultures and perspectives, something that naturally shapes her writing. When she’s not working, she’s usually trying new recipes while binging true crime shows, soaking up sunny Brazilian days at the park or beach, or crafting something with her hands.

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Studies on regret suggest people are surprisingly good at making peace with their mistakes — it’s the things they never tried that tend to stay with them
Studies on narcissism suggest that high self-confidence and narcissistic traits are not the same thing — and researchers now have a surprisingly efficient way to tell them apart
A study has collected forty million responses for a question that may have no right answer: should a self-driving car sacrifice the few to save the many?
Research published in Psychological Science suggests we consistently underestimate how much strangers enjoy talking to us — and the gap is larger than most people expect
Behavioral science suggests people are held back from reaching out by a fear of intruding — but recipients, in study after study, report feeling something much closer to gratitude