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Many animals practice what looks like self-medication. A new report suggests that chimps tend wounds with insects, often treating each other.
Men with one older brother are 12% more likely to enter a same-sex union than those with a sister.
How much we enjoy a conversation can all be a matter of timing — specifically, how long it takes us to respond to what was just said.
If your partner is not helping build a better you, is it time for a better partner?
Implicit bias may be outside your conscious control, but that doesn’t mean change is.
Only talk about the weather?
The more social behaviors a voice-user interface exhibits, the more likely people are to trust it, engage with it, and consider it to be competent.
The Siege of Leningrad lasted over two years and claimed nearly a million lives. It also inspired writers to record the bleak conditions in which they lived.
Solitude, by itself, does not predict feelings of loneliness.
We seem to have a "progression bias" that nudges us toward pro-relationship decisions and away from breaking up.
Dating apps have made it easier than ever to find a partner. Paradoxically, the ease of finding matches means some remain perpetually single.
Mental health, healing and pulling together were key themes of 2021, according to the world’s most popular search engine. Google processes billions of requests every day and its Year in Search […]
The gospels imply that Jesus became famous as much for his exorcisms as his ministry.
For such a near-universal concept, the definition of "heroism" is difficult to pin down.
The internet has made it easier than ever to keep in touch with our exes. For people in relationships, that can cause problems.
The belief that lying is rampant in the digital age just doesn’t match the data.
Does the voice in your head castigate the voice coming out of a recording device?
There’s a flowchart if you aren’t sure. It’s a situation that comes up all too frequently: an expert in their field publicly states a conclusion that is thoroughly accepted by the […]
It will take a national effort to get it done. Here’s how. Over the past six months — a full half of a year — the United States has suffered more deaths and illnesses due […]
Behavioral ecology is a real science. But applying it to humans, with our social structures, is highly suspect. Imagine a scientist. Try closing your eyes and really picturing this person: envision […]