Psychology
Human behavior is fascinating — and we still have a lot to learn. Keep up with news and updates from the field of psychology.
The latest in Psychology
But which country comes first in happiness completely changes depending on how you measure.
The debate that will steer the future of consciousness — and us.
Talking with the psychologists who brought the real science of emotion to the Pixar film.
Even the most poetic words can’t capture the full richness of our minds. So scientists are turning to numbers.
Guess where the US ranks?
Anthropologists are now showing how culture impacts psychedelic experiences.
Expert knowledge is useful for problem-solving. So is adapting to new challenges.
Quantifying the “complexity” of consciousness can tell us how rich our experiences are.
Everything seems profound on psychedelics. Scientists are starting to ask why.
Carhart-Harris shows how psychedelics can shed light on the nature of consciousness, and treat mental illness.
As access grows, we need better research and education on bad trips.
Mindfulness without worker power is capitalism at its worst.
The new science of meditation is just getting started.
“Tripless” drugs might open more opportunities for psychiatry. Just don’t call them psychedelics.
What we lose when psychedelics are medicalized.
We can break the cycle of negativity bias in the media and get a more balanced view of the world.
The Mental Health Million project queried over 220,000 people on well-being — and the results are worrying.
We live in the most distracted time in human history. Can we reclaim our attention spans?
Forecasting what’s shaping up to be another bumpy year.
Psychologist Paul Bloom on the importance of suffering, the shortcomings of hedonism, and why he would never plug into the Matrix.
If you’re struggling to “wait and see” how bad omicron might be, here are productive ways to cope.
Author Will Storr on our universal obsession with status and how it distorts so much of human behavior.
Hundreds of psychologists looked for ways to make people feel better during the pandemic — and they found one.
A neuroscientist’s studies show that altruism isn’t always attractive.
A psychologist explains why we want conversations to end sooner but usually get stuck.
The Psychological Science Accelerator could be the future of the field around the globe — if they can sustain it.
This one idea may help you conquer pandemic winter.
My research shows that people think highly of others who conform to rules out of benevolence, which is a good way to sell mask-wearing.
Was it a year, a day, or a millennium? Science offers clues to why it feels like all of the above.
What the science of visual illusions can teach us about our polarized world.
Meditation teacher Tara Brach offers some tips for calming your coronavirus anxiety — so you can better care for others.
A mysterious outbreak. Hundreds of stricken schoolgirls. Was it an illness, or was something darker to blame?
How Big Business shapes our habits and desires.
Infants will give away food to a stranger even when they’re hungry, a new psychology study finds.
"Not giving a shit takes the wind out of an asshole's sails."
A new study uses the famous trolley problem to show how our culture shapes our moral beliefs.