Tag: Social psychology
Why does it feel good to see someone fail?
Shensheng Wang, Emory University
In the Pixar animated film “Inside Out,” most of the plot plays out inside protagonist Riley’s head, where five emotions –...
Why women – including feminists – are still attracted to ‘benevolently...
Pelin Gül, Iowa State University and Tom R. Kupfer, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
If a man offers to help a woman with her heavy suitcase or...
The lies we tell on dating apps to find love
David Markowitz, University of Oregon
Nearly one-fourth of young adults are looking for love through dating websites or apps.
This relatively new form of courtship...
Why your brain never runs out of problems to find
David Levari, Harvard University
Why do many problems in life seem to stubbornly stick around, no matter how hard people work to fix them? It...
Why are Russians so stingy with their smiles?
Samuel Putnam, Bowdoin College and Masha A. Gartstein, Washington State University
In the lead-up to the World Cup, articles appeared noting that Russian workers were...
A Father’s Day reminder from science: Your kids aren’t really growing...
Keith Payne, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
I am one of those men for whom it is impossible to find Father’s Day...
Why is it so stressful to talk politics with the other...
Melanie Green, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
People disagree all the time, but not all disagreements lead to the same levels...
Why Hurricanes Harvey and Irma won’t lead to action on climate...
Scott Gabriel Knowles, Drexel University
It’s not easy to hold the nation’s attention for long, but three solid weeks of record-smashing hurricanes directly affecting multiple...
EXPLORING NATURE
The battle over a global energy transition is on between petro-states...
Jennifer Morgan, Tufts University
Two years ago, countries around the world set a goal of “transitioning away from fossil...
