Tag: psychology
A small Norwegian city might hold the answer…
A small Norwegian city might hold the answer to beating the winter blues
Kari Leibowitz, Stanford University
Many dread the approaching winter – the darkness, frigid...
For pro athletes on the cusp of retirement, what psychological challenges...
Maria Doelger Anderson, Boston University
Some of the biggest names in professional sports are facing retirement. David Ortiz and Kobe Bryant recently announced that they’ll...
Distance running is a perfect lab…
Distance running is a perfect lab to investigate whether men are more competitive than women
Robert Deaner, Grand Valley State University
What are the psychological...
Our ‘Rosetta Stone’ gene could unlock the secrets of schizophrenia
Kevin Fox, Cardiff University
Schizophrenia affects around 1% of the global population and can cause paranoia, hallucinations and a breakdown in patients' thought processes, with...
Forget Freud, research on dream imagery may help us understand consciousness
Uma Shahani, Glasgow Caledonian University
Rapid eye movements (REMs) during sleep may contribute to the visual part of our dreams by acting as a switch...
Women compete to be thin for men – a pursuit exacerbated...
Helen Driscoll, University of Sunderland
Plus Sized Wars, Channel 4’s exploration into the rise of the plus-sized fashion industry is part of an ongoing debate...
Mom’s prenatal hardship turns baby’s genes on and off
By Suzanne King, McGill University
In January 1998 five days of freezing rain collapsed the electrical grid of the Canadian province of Québec. The storm...
It’s not fair! How the human equality condition can hold some...
By John McGowan, Canterbury Christ Church University
When you have more than one child, the importance of fairness seems to trump all other considerations, including...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
