Behavior

A tool that helps to match immediate reward with long-term value motivated people to make better decisions and overcome procrastination 

How worn-out upholstery in doctors’ waiting rooms revealed common psychological traits

The science says James Corden was right to call out Bill Maher for fat shaming

Scientists use big data to understand what separates winners from losers

AIs can learn, and they can beat humans at sophisticated games—but they don’t have the faculty of judgment

The key is remembering that human beings seldom change their mind, their perspective or their behavior based on logic or evidence alone

More than 400 people were asked what they’d say if they could go back in time

They acquire knowledge in remarkably similar ways

Dr. Ellen Hendriksen looks at the many permutations of love, including everlasting love, which, it turns out, doesn’t just happen in fairytales

They’re more likely to have higher childhood IQs and to graduate college

Psychological research suggests it is not

Climate differences are associated with varying happiness, individualism and aggressiveness