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Social Psychology
A new 20-year analysis of over 14,000 psychology studies finds that a study's media coverage is negatively linked to its replicability.
Give yourself (and others) a break.
A new study of global love finds that Americans have some of the most loving relationships, while Chinese and Germans have some of the least.
Harvard psychiatrist Robert Waldinger discusses how 80 years of ongoing research show relationships to be vital for health and happiness.
The majority of children who stutter will spontaneously recover from it without intervention, but some 20% of people do not.
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Deep secrets don’t explode. They do something worse, explains Michael Slepian.
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In 1965, six boys were stranded on an island. Fifteen months later, the survivors were rescued. How many were there?
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Our impulse to seek out agreement is stifling us, says world debate champion Bo Seo.
We all see beauty the same way.
Use words with plosives and affricates if you really want to make sure everyone knows you mean business.
There is more consensus on what heaven looks like than hell.
Virtually all the statistical methods researchers commonly use assume potential mating partners decide who they will have children with based on a roll of the dice.
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This scientist collected thousands of secrets. They all had 3 things in common.
Terrified of blushing? You might have erythrophobia.
"Downward counterfactual thinking" — that is, imagining how things could be worse — is a quick and easy way to boost your well-being and gratitude.
Contrary to popular research, people with more money are happier, but it’s their spending habits, not their account balances, that move the dial.
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Two-thirds of our days are spent alone. The Metaverse will bring us together, argues leading Metaverse thinker Matthew Ball.
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There are 38 kinds of secrets. The average person has 13 at any given moment. Michael Slepian explains how that can affect your health.
More than any other nation, Japan tends to feel comfortable with the idea of humanoid robots entering the home.
Something doesn't add up.
How many tins of beans make a stockpile, and when does a basement become a bunker?
If you believe that you're perfect, then somebody else must be responsible for your failures.
We are tearing ourselves apart over gender issues, with the result that the problems of boys and men are left untreated.
Which one is the funniest?
Brands like BMW, Walmart, and IBM are seeing big wins from the use of gamification in corporate training. Here's how.
Sigmund Freud developed the decidedly unscientific principles of psychoanalysis in a time when most psychologists were trying to join the ranks of chemists and medical doctors.
Expressing gratitude encourages others to continue being generous, promoting a cycle of goodness.
Americans are more willing to put the greater good above their own interests today than in the 1950s.
From politics to culture, we blame “tribalism” for humanity’s problems. This explanation is entirely wrong.
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Just a small gesture or a thoughtful comment can often alter a situation, or people’s perceptions of it, in ways that relieve tensions and make them feel appreciated and included.