Behavior

How the Psychology of Silicon Valley Contributed to a Bank Collapse

Venture capitalists and start-ups don’t mind losing money, but dealing with a bank run is a whole different story

Gary Stix

Artificial Intelligence

AI Can Re-create What You See from a Brain Scan

Image-generating AI is getting better at re-creating what people are looking at from their fMRI data. But this isn’t mind reading—yet

Allison Parshall

Psychology

There’s a Psychological ‘Vaccine’ against Misinformation

A social psychologist found that showing people how manipulative techniques work can create resilience against misinformation

Daisy Yuhas | Opinion

Mental Health

Vitamin D Supplements Probably Won’t Prevent Mental Illness After All

Despite the stream of “good news” about vitamin D, the supplement’s prospects to prevent mental health disorders in adults remain dim

Ingrid Wickelgren

Sleep

The Scientific Secret to Soothing Fussy Babies

Some animals’ babies physically relax when their parents whisk them away from danger. The same thing works for tiny, wailing humans.

Karen Hopkin