Psychology

New laws make it harder for teachers to discuss racism and inequality, but psychological evidence shows these conversations dispel causes of bias and distress

Concentrating for long periods builds up chemicals that disrupt brain functioning.

Learning to visualize objects might improve thinking in words, a finding that could enhance teaching methods

Making decisions based on complex information is frustrating and stressful, but a change in mindset can help

Amid COVID, studies in Denmark suggest that crowds do not always engage in bad behavior—and that mass-gatherings sometimes offer meaningful connection

Adverse experiences can change future generations through epigenetic pathways

Nothing is real about the colors you see here

Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American

Highly assertive, confident individuals may foster a selfish culture that hurts productivity

Our minds tend to create new stuff by piling on to what’s already there, a practice that narrows our thinking

The right combination of variables is needed to achieve a blazing success—one explanation for why there was never a “Kinksmania”