Police chiefs are banding together to end the war on drugs.

Most teaching textbooks aren't evidence-based according to a new report, so where should teachers go to keep their skills up to date?

Why universities can no longer afford to access the research they created themselves.

The tale of a young man driven to his death for fighting for what is right, and the young woman picking up where he left off.

A report from the National Council on Teacher Quality has found teacher-training textbooks aren't based in evidence.

Researchers tested police on major misconceptions about the psychology of policing

The psychologist who fundamentally changed how teachers talk to children warns her message has been lost in translation.

Watch entertaining reconstructions of classic experiments demonstrating our predisposition toward dishonesty.

The ability to delay gratification is vital for a successful life, and research suggests it is a skill that can be cultivated.

We all make small mistakes, but sometimes journalists report the complete and utter opposite of what a study really found.

How China's new social credit system could lead to an Orwellian future.

An experiment from the 1920s explains why cliffhangers are so compelling and starting a task is often the most important part.

Richard Feynman's method for understanding science can also be used for detecting pseudoscience.

Researchers assessed what makes someone likely to believe collections of randomly mixed buzzwords were "profound."

The researcher behind the famed Dunning-Kruger Effect has found expertise can lead us to claim impossible knowledge.

We naturally respond disproportionately to events that frighten us, but to do so is playing into the hands of the terrorists.

An engineering professor at Oakland University has a surprising answer.

Hotelling's law, a principle from game theory explains the tendency for industries to set up shop right next door to their closest competitor.

If I were to say that “crocodiles sleep with their eyes closed,” and then a week later ask you if “crocodiles sleep with their eyes open,” what would you say? The answer might surprise you.

If you are caught with "soft" drugs in the UK, you are now more likely to be prosecuted than if you are caught with "hard" drugs.

Where is the next catastrophe likely to take place and what might the fallout be?

A look at the techniques the show’s producers use to whip the contestants into a superstitious frenzy, and the host’s own bizarre beliefs.

100,000 people now die every year due to fake drugs. It is time for the resources wasted on a failed "war on drugs" to be put to good use.

A senior engineer at Google shines a light on the dystopian possibilities of the online world that we all inhabit.

The latest in a string of lurid allegations about initiation ceremonies in elite British universities has shocked the British public. What causes otherwise intelligent individuals to engage in unspeakable acts?

97% of scientists agree that humans are causing global warming, yet belief in climate change continues to depend on political beliefs above all else. 

It took a 160-strong response team of paramedics, firefighters, and rescue workers to get the chaotic scene under control.

A sociologist has launched a blistering attack on his own field, but the problem he addresses is something that affects us all.

A massive, groundbreaking study has found that the majority of new psychology findings in the top three flagship journals can't be replicated. Where do we go from here?

Why Banksy's dystopian vision of the future might be the kind of shock we need to realize the problems humanity faces.

Research has shown that drugs dogs routinely act based on the behavioral cues of their handlers, rather than acting on their sense of smell, raising important questions about the Fourth Amendment rights of anyone subject to search based on their actions.

Running to music that is in sync with your pace can make you run faster, for longer, and now, there's an app for that.

Why is it that in the face of a total lack of evidence for their effectiveness, so many people feel so much affection for quacks?

Over 3,000 studies have now been conducted into acupuncture; it's time to accept that the ancient Chinese practice is a complete waste of time.

Jeremy Corbyn, the man who will take the Labour Party to the next British election, believes in homeopathy. Here's why that matters.

Researchers have discovered that the measles virus erases the body’s natural immunity to other diseases.

Does the claim made by the leader of the €1 Billion Human Brain Project stand a chance of coming to fruition?

We are far more influenced by appearances in our electoral decision-making than we like to admit

Us humans are bad at comparing risk. Don't be hoodwinked by scare stories.

A look at the implications of a promising discovery by researchers at Google.

Ten years ago, a researcher claimed most published research findings are false; now a decade later, his claim is stronger than ever before. How can this be?

A journalist tricked news outlets into reporting a bogus study to demonstrate the sorry state of science journalism, but was the sting operation ethical?

Most people seem to believe MSG is bad for you. In fact, it is far more likely to be good for you.

What happened when researchers strapped fake WiFi routers to people's heads to test if electromagnetic sensitivity is real or imagined?

The second most-watched TED Talk of all time has been debunked.

A psychiatrist has made headlines claiming smartphones are making children "borderline" autistic. Here's why that's rubbish:

Does dropping a few brain-related words into an argument cause people to lose the capacity for critical thought?

In the United States, the FDA has the power to fine drug companies $10,000 a day for failing to publish clinical trials, yet most clinical trials still never see the light of day.

It has become commonplace to see a "worm" based on the reactions of a tiny sample of audience members running across our screens during televised presidential debates. Psychologists tested whether the worm can influence our voting intentions and the results are worrying in the extreme.

Dr. Tesia Marshik who is an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse walks us through the extensive evidence that learning styles don't exist, before looking at why the belief is so widespread and why the belief is such a serious problem.

A new study examines over a hundred rumors spread through over a thousand news articles in 2014 and investigates the role major news publications play in the spread of misinformation.

George Washington was not only the founding father of the U.S., but also of mass immunization.

While many people believe sugar makes kids hyperactive, this theory has long been debunked by research. However researchers are only just beginning to understand the complex relationship between glucose and learning.

How providing people with evidence about the safety and effectiveness of vaccines can backfire.

A major psychology journal has banned the use of the near-universally adopted practice of significance testing, citing recent evidence of the technique's unreliability. What will be the fallout for psychology as a field?

What false belief is held by 93% of British teachers?

Many people, including a majority of school teachers, harbor important false beliefs about the brain. Are you one of them?

A groundbreaking study suggests you probably could.

An in-depth look at the fine line between bad writing and "bullshitting" in psychology.

Why is a psychologist claiming "patent rights" for a basic psychological technique that he did not invent and does not own the patent for?

Yesterday Facebook updated the News Feed to attempt to prevent the spread of hoax news stories. What will the fallout look like?

According to a story doing the rounds on social media, organ transplant patients can take on the personalities of their donors. Don't believe the hype.

Why did an academic at MIT recently make the absurd claim that half of all children will be autistic by 2025?

Much of what we were taught in school about how to learn has been shown to be comparatively ineffective, so what actually works?

A dark period from the past of psychiatry risks being forgotten, we can't allow that to happen.

Despite widespread belief in the myth that sugar causes hyperactivity, scientists have known for more than two decades that the link is all in the mind.

One image has had an incalculable effect on policy around the world, but is it even remotely representative of what happens in the real world? Children who have been neglected can look forward to a more positive outlook than this image would suggest.

A new study demonstrates how headlines can alter how you perceive the content of news articles.

According to a new study, people want to be interested in brain science - but don't act on that desire - or don't get the chance.

We've known for a very long time that our body language influences others. What we're only now beginning to understand is how our body language alters the way we ourselves perceive the world.

Some neuromyths — incorrect statements about how the brain works — have become "common knowledge," repeated by educators and used to influence everything from public policy to parenting practices. It's time for that to change.

Facebook recently announced that it will display warnings beside satirical content. In this post we look at the flaws and implications of recent research on the spread of false information on Facebook.

According to a new study, people living in more liberal countries are happier than people in more conservative countries; but paradoxically, people who consider themselves to be liberal are less happy than people who think of themselves as conservative, regardless of where they live. Why?