Tag: psychology
How nine days underwater helps scientists understand what life on a...
Csilla Ari D`Agostino, University of South Florida
As NASA prepares to return to the Moon in the next couple of years and possibly even establish...
‘I’ll have what she’s having’ – how and why we copy...
Kelly L. Haws, Vanderbilt University; Brent McFerran, Simon Fraser University, and Peggy Liu, University of Pittsburgh
Imagine you’re dining out at a casual restaurant with...
Stop blaming video games for mass killings
Christopher J. Ferguson, Stetson University
In the wake of the El Paso shooting on Aug. 3 that left 22 dead and dozens injured, a...
Grudges come naturally to kids – gratitude must be taught
Nadia Chernyak, University of California, Irvine; Peter Blake, Boston University, and Yarrow Dunham, Yale University
Have you heard this tale? In ancient times, an escaped...
Trusting gut instincts to decide whether a military action is proportional...
Paul Slovic, University of Oregon and Amichai Cohen, Ono Academic College
Why did U.S. President Donald Trump recently call off a retaliatory strike against Iran?
The...
How can you tell if another person, animal or thing is...
Tam Hunt, University of California, Santa Barbara
How can you know that any animal, other human beings, or anything that seems conscious, isn’t just faking...
6 ways to protect your mental health from social media’s dangers
Jelena Kecmanovic, Georgetown University
More than one-third of American adults view social media as harmful to their mental health, according to a new survey from...
Could a lack of humility be at the root of what...
Frank T. McAndrew, Knox College
There are a lot of reasons behind the political polarization of the country and the deterioration of civic discourse.
I wonder...
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...
