
What Makes People Act on Climate Change, according to Behavioral Science
To get people to shift to more climate-friendly behavior, what works best? Education? Payments? Peer pressure?

What Makes People Act on Climate Change, according to Behavioral Science
To get people to shift to more climate-friendly behavior, what works best? Education? Payments? Peer pressure?

Personality Can Change from One Hour to the Next
Studies show that people may experience enormous variability in personality traits throughout the course of the day


Open Offices Aren’t Working, so How Do We Design an Office That Does?
Insights from Deaf and autistic communities could finally make office spaces better for everyone.

Fixing the Hated Open-Design Office
Open-office designs create productivity and health problems. New insights from Deaf and autistic communities could fix them

There’s a Psychological ‘Vaccine’ against Misinformation
A social psychologist found that showing people how manipulative techniques work can create resilience against misinformation

This Is Why We’re Afraid of Clowns
Scientists figure out the origin of our fear of clowns

Many Differences between Liberals and Conservatives May Boil Down to One Belief
Conservatives tend to believe that strict divisions are an inherent part of life. Liberals do not

Talk Therapies Take On a Vital Role in Treating Schizophrenia
Cognitive-behavioral therapy helps to treat symptoms of schizophrenia for which drugs are ineffective

Love and the Brain: Do Partnerships Really Make Us Happy? Here’s What the Science Says
How romance affects our well-being is a lot more complicated than “they lived happily ever after.”

Love and the Brain: How Attached Are We to Attachment Styles?
Are you “anxious,” “avoidant” or “disorganized?” So-called attachment styles have taken the Internet by storm. But it turns out there’s a lot more to unpack than people think.

The Best Way to Boost Workers’ Mental Health Is to Give Them Good Managers
To improve workers’ health, research shows, companies need to support “transformational” leaders and weed out “destructive” actors, not just tout wellness programs

Love and the Brain, Part 1: The 36 Questions, Revisited
Host Shayla Love dives into the true story behind the now infamous 36 questions that lead to love.