Behavior
“Dogwood Winter,” Meet “Curb Appeal”
Language and the U.S.’s relationship with the outdoors
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Mental Health
Kids Are Not Hurt by Screen Time
A study finds no deleterious effects on mental health when kids spend their leisure time texting and engaging in other online activities.
Behavior
Even If We Knew Everything That Can Be Known, We Wouldn’t Know It All
Beyond the unknown unknowns is what's unknowable
New Clues Found in Understanding Near-Death Experiences
Research finds parallels to certain psychoactive drugs
Mental Health
Forestalling a Fatal Decision
Social scientists have begun to close in on new ways to stop people from taking their own lives
What the Data Say about Police Shootings
How do racial biases play into deadly encounters with the police? Researchers wrestle with incomplete data to reach answers
When Assessing Novel Risks, Facts Are Not Enough
How we make decisions in the face of incomplete knowledge and uncertainty
Studying the Superhuman
An examination of sixth fingers hints at what our body—and mind—is capable of
Behavior
How to Conquer Your Fear of Driving
For many of us, heading out on the highway feels like an ordeal. Today, Savvy Psychologist covers fear of driving and how to kick it to the curb
Behavior
FaceApp, Aging and Loneliness
The app’s popularity could help increase empathy for the elderly
How to Get Better at Embracing Unknowns
How to interpret uncertainty in common forms of data visualization
Behavior
Titanic: The Reboot
New research on what really caused the great ship to sink is informing the design of a new version
Being an Optimist May Help People Live Past 85
Individuals who scored higher on an optimism assessment were likely to live significantly longer lives, a new study finds
Behavior
Workers Are Afraid to Take a Mental Health Day
Bosses like me can fix that
Can You Change Your Habits? An Interview with Gretchen Rubin
Best-selling author Gretchen Rubin answers your questions about what it takes to change your habits and habit-forming tendencies
The Neuroscience of Reality
Reality is constructed by the brain, and no two brains are exactly alike
New Insights into Self-Insight: More May Not Be Better
An innovative study technique yields surprising results that counter the popular idea that knowing yourself is good for you
How to Stop Worrying
Worrying doesn’t prevent things from happening, it just means you suffer twice if they do
Behavior
When a Still Life Comes Alive
This artist’s paintings walk among us
Behavior
Researchers Model Online Hate Networks in Effort to Battle Them
A new study identifies the network dynamics that help neo-Nazis and other extremists survive and thrive on social media—and suggests ways to defeat them
