A selection of science-based books from the year that together shine new light on who we are and why we think and act as we ...

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History shows we often dismiss what we don’t yet understand. Here’s why stigmatizing today’s uncomfortable questions may be holding humanity back.

This APS Rising Star and social psychologist researches the political psychology of ideological attitudes and integrating ...

The big thinkers at Aperture explore the science and psychology behind why humans laugh. Santa with CCW gets pulled over, tells Ohio deputy 'you got to protect yourself' during festive traffic stop ...

Leisure is a well-being booster. Both quick “breathers” and deeper “restorers” matter—but research shows that frequent, ...

Science fiction ‘s task is to imagine our future; its secret wish is to invent it. Brackett, while casting himself as a mere psychologist and psychology as a mere medical science, plays with the ...

But our study showed that experts don't use wellbeing the way many positive psychology programmes teach it. Instead of ...

A preprint argues that symptom scores in psychology are not neutral data but active interventions that shape care.

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Science reveals red lipstick's profound impact, influencing how others perceive women as more confident, competent, and ...