Tag: psychology
3 reasons local climate activism is more powerful than people realize
Global warming has increased the number of extreme weather events around the world by 400% since the 1980s. Countries know how to...
Social media always remembers – which makes moving on from a...
Kate G. Blackburn, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts; Leah E. LeFebvre, University of Alabama, and Nick Brody,...
How to deal with holiday stress, Danish-style
Marie Helweg-Larsen, Dickinson College
The holidays often involve jubilant gift exchanges, renewed connections with family and friends, and treasured...
Keep calm and carry on – but how? A psychologist offers...
Bethany Teachman, University of Virginia
Well-meaning advice for people stressing out about current events often includes encouragement to be...
The creepy clown emerged from the crass and bawdy circuses of...
Madeline Steiner, University of South Carolina
The scary clown has become a horror staple.
Featuring Art...
Why are so many people delighted by disgusting things?
Bradley J. Irish, Arizona State University
Halloween is a time to embrace all that is disgusting, from bloody slasher...
What is déjà vu? Psychologists are exploring this creepy feeling of...
Anne Cleary, Colorado State University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages....
When you’re questioning your faith after being hurt by your religious...
Christine D. Gonzales-Wong, Texas A&M-San Antonio
For the past few months, religion has never been far from U.S. headlines.
EXPLORING NATURE
New study measures titanium in Apollo rock to uncover Moon’s early chemistry
Advik D. Vira, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emily First, Macalester College
The Earth and the Moon may look...
