Tag: psychology
Why your New Year’s resolution to go to the gym will...
William Clark, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Come January, 40% of Americans will make New Years resolutions, and nearly half of them will...
7 science-based strategies to boost your willpower and succeed with your...
Jelena Kecmanovic, Georgetown University
It’s that time of year when people make their New Year’s resolutions – indeed, 93% of people set them, according to...
Here’s how you can be nudged to eat healthier, recycle and...
José Antonio Rosa, Iowa State University
Every day, you make important choices – about whether to feast on fries or take a brisk walk, whether...
Do we actually grow from adversity?
Eranda Jayawickreme, Wake Forest University and Frank J. Infurna, Arizona State University
In our culture, there’s this idea that enduring a tragedy can be good...
Why we love big, blood-curdling screams
Frank T. McAndrew, Knox College
Of all the sounds humans produce, nothing captures our attention quite like a good scream.
They’re a regular feature of horror...
Why a computer will never be truly conscious
Subhash Kak, Oklahoma State University
Many advanced artificial intelligence projects say they are working toward building a conscious machine, based on the idea that brain...
We’re increasingly bombarded with choices – and it’s stressing us out
Thomas Saltsman, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Log onto Netflix, and you’ll be presented with a menu of nearly 6,000 titles....
It’s high time someone studied marijuana taxes – so we did
Muhammad Salar Khan, George Mason University
Consumers don’t seem to mind paying sales taxes on things like food and clothing. Marijuana may be a different...
EXPLORING NATURE
Nearly a third of Pennsylvania gamblers are at risk of problem...
Gillian Russell, Penn State and Glenn Sterner, University of Kentucky
Nearly three times as many Pennsylvania adults gamble online...
