Anxiety: Practicing Failure in Your Mind and How To Stop
Do you go over potential problems in your head? If so, you create anxiety based on imaginary circumstances. As crazy as it sounds, most people…
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10 Things You Think You Know That Aren’t Actually True
Nobody has the time to look into everything, so people often have to take some things which we know are common knowledge for granted. Unfortunately,…
New Study Reveals How To Get Children To Stop Eating Unhealthy Snacks
The study showed that a new intervention causes school children cut down on unhealthy snacking. Psychologists have successfully tested a new strategy encouraging schoolchildren to…
Good News: Cooperation Among Strangers Has Increased for the Past 60 Years
Findings provide encouragement for attempts to solve global problems. Despite widespread worries that the social fabric is disintegrating, data from the American Psychological Association shows that…
The Science of Beards
As World Beard Day (September 3) comes around again, and the planet gets ready to celebrate fabulous facial hair, here are a few things that…
Why Does Love Feel Magical? Science Reveals an Evolutionary Advantage
In our current age of science, many people see supernatural forces as illusions rooted in wishful thinking. However, love remains a profound exception to humanity’s…
Harvard Researchers Discover That Experts Don’t Necessarily Give Better Advice – They Just Give More
Whether it be solving word puzzles or throwing darts, better performers didn’t give better advice, they just gave more of it. Who would you prefer…
How Awards and Recognition Can Reduce Creativity
One-hit wonder: A study investigates why it is hard to sustain creativity. Spanx, the iPhone, Post-it Notes, and two-day Prime shipping. The most popular innovations,…
Science Reveals: Why Doesn’t Everybody View the World the Same Way?
UCLA psychologist Matthew Lieberman explains why people might see things differently. Why are we so certain that the way we view people, circumstances, and politics…
The Framing Effect: Why We Prefer It When the Glass Is Half Full
Imagine that your doctor has decided that you need surgery. He could tell you that you have a 90 percent chance of surviving the operation….
Scientists Reveal: What Turns a First Date Into a Relationship?
Hebrew University researchers believe they have an answer to the question. Seeking love? Then you’ll understand how important that first date might be. What draws…
Scientists Discover a Simple Trick To Boost Your Reading Speed by 35% While Maintaining Comprehension
Researchers discovered that switching to a font that was more suitable for the reader increased reading speed while preserving comprehension. Researchers at the University of…
Physicist Claims To Have Solved the Mystery of Consciousness
According to the theory, all that’s needed to solve the hard problem of consciousness is to change our assumptions about it. When we realize that…
Psychologists Find That a 3-Minute Online Art Viewing Can Significantly Improve Your Well-Being
Effects are comparable to those of going to actual art galleries or even being in nature. Visits to art galleries and museums can have a…
Marijuana Can Cause You to Misperceive Your Relationships
According to Rutgers research, cannabis users tend to be less conscious of the problematic relationship dynamics they can use with their partners while resolving a…
Bad Things Happen After Dark: Scientists Call for New Research on How Our Brains Change When We’re Awake After Midnight
You might identify with the Mind After Midnight hypothesis if you’ve ever stayed up late angrily commenting on Twitter posts, finishing another bottle of wine,…
Researchers Find an Unexpected Cause of Forgiveness
When you experience chronic stress, forgiving is easier. The relationship between personality authenticity (the ability to be oneself) and the ability to forgive under various…
Scientists Find Psychedelic Mushroom Microdoses Can Improve Mood and Mental-Health
Psychedelic microdosers noted multiple improvements compared to non-microdosing peers. Further evidence of the therapeutic potential of microdosing has been revealed by the latest research to…