Psychology
From Designing a House to Editing Text, Sometimes Less Is More
Our minds tend to create new stuff by piling on to what’s already there, a practice that narrows our thinking
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Psychology
Can’t Buy Me Luck: The Role of Serendipity in the Beatles’ Success
The right combination of variables is needed to achieve a blazing success—one explanation for why there was never a “Kinksmania”
Psychology
The Dark Side of Collaboration
People working together often scheme to put profits ahead of telling the truth. New research points to ways to stop this behavior
Psychology
Facial Expressions Do Not Reveal Emotions
The emotion AI industry, courts and child educators are unknowingly relying on a misunderstanding of Darwin’s ideas
Psychology
A New Dimension to a Meaningful Life
Studies suggest that appreciating beauty in the everyday may be just as powerful as a sense of overarching purpose
Psychology
To Fight Bias, Consider Highlighting Your Race or Gender
When networking, women and people in racial and ethnic minority groups can benefit from calling out their identity
Psychology
What to Tell Kids about Ukraine: Recommendations from a Psychologist
Children are worried by Russia’s attack and need explanations about what is going on, a family counselor says
Mental Health
Psychologists Urge Peers to Take Climate Action
The nation’s largest association of psychologists said its members should do more to treat the dangerous health effects of rising temperatures
Psychology
Why Kids Are Afraid to Ask for Help
Children as young as seven years old may hesitate to ask questions in school because they worry classmates will think they are “stupid”
Psychology
The Personality Trait ‘Intolerance of Uncertainty’ Causes Anguish during COVID
High levels of it have put people at risk of emotional problems
Psychology
Most of Us Combine Personality Traits from Different Genders
New research underscores that almost everyone’s personality blends “more often seen in men” and “more often seen in women” characteristics
Psychology
Aha! Moments Pop Up from below the Level of Conscious Awareness
People in a study handily solved puzzles while juggling an unrelated mental task by relying on spontaneous insight, not analytic thinking
Psychology
Borderline Personality Disorder May Be Rooted in Trauma
A focus on the traumatic origins of an often stigmatized psychiatric diagnosis is inspiring new treatments
Psychology
How Targeted Advertising on Social Media Drives People to Extremes
People seeking to radicalize others are using ads to push conspiracy theories and extremist views
Psychology
New Year’s Resolutions Are Notoriously Slippery, but Science Can Help You Keep Them
You can change your behavior in lasting ways by changing how you frame your situation, explains behavioral scientist Ayelet Fishbach in her new book
Cognition
What Will 2022 Bring in the Way of Misinformation on Social Media? 3 Experts Weigh In
The one-year anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is raising concerns about falsehoods that increase the risk of repeat events
Behavior
How COVID Is Changing the Study of Human Behavior
The pandemic is teaching us key lessons about how people respond to crisis and misinformation, and it is spurring changes in the way scientists study public health questions
Psychology
Peace Is More Than War’s Absence, and New Research Explains How to Build It
A new project measures ways to promote positive social relations among groups
Psychology
‘Constructive Arguing’ Can Help Keep the Peace at Your Thanksgiving Table
People with different perspectives don’t have to butt heads
Psychology
Many Neuroscience Conferences Still Have No Black Speakers
The 2020 protests made only small differences in the number of presenters
