A new nationwide study examined the prevalence of negative behaviors that occur via digital communication, encompassing a broad definition of cyberbullying that includes both cyber-aggression…
A new analysis from the Texas Tech University Department of Psychological Sciences shows three different, equally prevalent purposes behind sexually based messages. Let’s talk about…
Discouraging words from machines impair human game play. Trash talking has a long and colorful history of flustering game opponents, and now researchers at Carnegie…
A new study finds that there is not enough information to support the claim that violent video games lead to acts of violence. The Contemporary…
NYU researchers test whether ‘lunar hypothesis’ is founded on superstition or empirical data. Just in time for Halloween, the BetaGov team at NYU’s Marron Institute…
First detailed description of variation and change in style of 21,739 tweets posted between 2009 and 2018 on the Donald Trump Twitter account. Four general…
New study showed adolescents were less likely to want to engage with schoolwork when mothers spoke with a pressurizing tone. Teenagers are less likely to…
The impostor syndrome, a phenomenon that manifests when people feel like frauds even if they are actually capable and well-qualified, affects people both in the…
Passion, grit, the right mindset and support from others are what’s needed to rank among the best in a given field. That’s the only way…
The research published to be published today, September 15, 2019, in Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology examined whether there were any effects of taking acetaminophen (also…
You probably know Easter Island as “the place with the giant stone heads.” This remote island 2,300 miles off the coast of Chile has long…
Living together in communities requires mutual cooperation. To achieve this, we punish others when they are uncooperative. Until now, it has been unclear as to…
New research examining brain lesions in individuals with a history of criminal behavior found a common link to a network involved in moral decision-making. The…
People differ in their willingness to take risks. An individual’s propensity for risk taking can also vary across domains. But new research conducted at the…
Why do dogs, unlike wolves, make eye contact with people? New research from Yale University helps fill out the evolutionary history of the deep and…
New research from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development shows that adolescents are more likely to ignore information that could prompt them to rethink…
New research from Yale University reveals how gun violence spreads over social networks through a process of social contagion. Gun violence is often described as…
New research from Yale University and NYU reveals that older adults are less inclined to take risks due to changes in brain anatomy rather than…