Cognition
The Light Triad vs. Dark Triad of Personality
New research contrasts two very different profiles of human nature
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Background Music Might Stifle Creativity
Volunteers who listened to music solved fewer word puzzles than others who worked in silence. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Podcast Recap (February 2019): The Alter-Ego Effect and the Flexibility of Human Sexuality
The Psychology Podcast recap for February 2019
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When Does Intelligence Peak?
Maybe that's not even the right question
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The Art of Playing Dead
The trick fools only predators that know dead prey is yucky
Space & Physics
Who Has "the Right Stuff" for Mars?
Humans traveling to Mars will be required to operate with a degree of autonomy human astronauts have never had, due to communication delays. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Liberals and Conservatives Are Both Susceptible to Fake News, but for Different Reasons
New research suggests both liberals and conservatives are motivated to believe fake news, and dismiss real news that contradicts their ideologies
Cognition
Our Brains Really Remember Some Pop Music
Although millennials' memory of recent pop tunes drops quickly, their ability to identify top hits from the 1960s through 1990s remains moderately high. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Drunk Witnesses Remember a Surprising Amount
Interviewing an inebriated person at the scene may be more accurate than waiting until he or she is sober
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Are Intellectuals Suffering a Crisis of Meaning?
What is the relationship between intellectual giftedness and meaning in life?
Culture
Different Humpback Whale Groups Meet to Jam
Humpback populations from the Atlantic and Indian oceans meet up south of Africa and trade song stylings.
How the Brain Reads Faces
Brain regions that process faces reveal deep insights into the neural mechanisms of vision
Cognition
Podcast Recap (January 2019): Honoring the Wisdom of Indigenous Peoples and a Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication
The Psychology Podcast recap for January 2019
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When Does Your Intelligence Peak?
Are we really at our smartest in our 20s? At what age do we strike the right balance between cognitive ability and expertise?
Cognition
There Is No Nature–Nurture War
One of the leading behavioral geneticists of our time is promulgating outdated notions about the interplay of nature and nurture
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Are Psychopaths Attracted to Other Psychopaths?
Psychopathic birds of a feather flock together...
The Cerebellum Is Your "Little Brain"—and It Does Some Pretty Big Things
A newly identified circuit connecting the cerebellum to the brain’s reward centers in mice could help scientists understand autism and addiction
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"Mona Lisa Effect" Not True for Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa effect is the illusion that the subject of a painting follows you with her gaze, despite where you stand. But da Vinci's famous painting doesn't have that quality. Christopher Intagliata reports...
Our Language Affects What We See
A new look at “the Russian blues” demonstrates the power of words to shape perception
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The Neuroscience of Creativity: A Q&A with Anna Abraham
The latest state of the field of the neuroscience of creativity
