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Women’s Talk Outed by Florida Psychologist

10/05/2018

Tania Reynolds, Psychology, Florida State University at Tallahassee (FSU Photography Services) Tania Reynolds has written in The Journal of Experimental Psychology about the ways in which women...

Curves versus Angles

03/05/2018

Arne Jacobsen’s St Catherine’s College Oxford, Refectory hould we prefer soft voluptuous curves or hard aggressive angles? It all depends It is alarming, to those of us who have spent...

Legal Weed: Do Young’uns Now Toke More, or Do More Young’uns Toke?

10/01/2018

What impact may legalization of recreational marijuana in Oregon have on teen marijuana use?...

Your Mood Depends on the Food You Eat (and your age)

14/12/2017

Young adults and mature adults require different food to improve their mental health...

Intense Self-Questioning or Going With Gut Feeling – What Makes Good Decisions?

12/12/2017

A good decision is not made in one go ...

Can Coloured Light Calm an Argument?

14/11/2017

Blue lighting is proven to help us relax faster than white lighting after an argument ...

Want More Attentive Kids? Get Them to the Green Spaces

31/10/2017

Living close to green spaces is associated with better attention in children ...

Psychedelic Drugs: Could they Actually LOWER Crime?

26/10/2017

New study suggests psychedelic drugs may reduce criminal behavior ...

Mummy’s Boy/Daddy’s Girl, or the Opposite? Do Dads Favour Sons?

05/10/2017

Do mothers favor daughters and fathers favor sons? ...

Hurricanes are Real, Even if You Deny Climate Change

21/09/2017

Post-Irma, the desperate pseudoscience of deniers is a cacophony of crazy ...

How We Push Clever Kids to Cheat

14/09/2017

Kids praised for being smart are more likely to cheat, new studies find ...

Thrive, not just Survive: Discover The Scientific Method to Better Living

13/09/2017

Scientist finds secret to thriving ...

Gut Instinct Doesn’t Wither: Old’uns Are As Streetsmart as Da Yoof

29/08/2017

80-year-olds as street-savvy as 18-year-olds ...

Does Expensive Wine Really Taste Better? Ask Science

15/08/2017

When a bottle costs more, the reward center in the brain plays a trick on us...

Tune in, Turn On, Don’t die with your novel still in you.

08/08/2017

One man's wisdom is another man's trite platitude, but who wants to spend their life guarding dust?...

Nitwit! Egghead! Twerp! Searching for the Funniest Words

03/08/2017

Booty, booby, nitwit and hooter among the words which make us laugh most ...

How Intuitive Are You? (Whatever You Answered, You’re Probably Wrong)

01/08/2017

People find it difficult to judge how good their intuitions are ...

Alcohol Boosts Recall (and, Usually, Regret)

28/07/2017

Alcohol boosts recall of earlier learning ...

Get Over It! Achieving Freedom by Mastering Emotion

28/07/2017

Between stimilus and response lies the opportunity for conscious choice...

It’s MINE!: The Inexorable Rise of Individualism

24/07/2017

Individualistic practices and values increasing around the world ...

Escaping the Pursuit of Happiness

24/07/2017

It is no shame to seek sanctuary from the vanity-lousy imps of the collective mind...

Spot the Fake! How Good Are You at Detecting Fake News?

21/07/2017

People can detect a fake image of a real-world scene only 60% of the time...

How Does Money Affect Thought?

11/07/2017

Systematic research investigates effects of money on thinking, behavior ...

Quit Dithering: Making Good Decisions Efficiently

07/07/2017

Stop being over critical, and instead release your inner coach...

Is Anxiety Stopping You Sleeping? Are You Sure? Really? Really?

05/07/2017

The secret connection between anxiety and sleep ...

Lines and Boundaries: The Different Ways Artists, Architects See

29/06/2017

Artists and architects think differently compared to other people ...

Right Behind You…oops! More Crashes When Following Friends

27/06/2017

Following a friend leads to unsafe driving behavior ...

Can’t Multi-Task? Quit Boozing

26/06/2017

Cognitive impairments are an issue for many adult substance users...

Oi Miseryguts! Are Familiar Faces Happier Faces?

20/06/2017

Familiar faces look happier than unfamiliar ones ...

Woman of Substances (Jenny Valentish)

12/06/2017

Addiction isn’t gender neutral, and neither is mental health....

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Women’s Talk Outed by Florida Psychologist

Curves versus Angles

Legal Weed: Do Young’uns Now Toke More, or Do More Young’uns Toke?

Your Mood Depends on the Food You Eat (and your age)

Intense Self-Questioning or Going With Gut Feeling – What Makes Good Decisions?

Can Coloured Light Calm an Argument?

Want More Attentive Kids? Get Them to the Green Spaces

Psychedelic Drugs: Could they Actually LOWER Crime?

Mummy’s Boy/Daddy’s Girl, or the Opposite? Do Dads Favour Sons?

Hurricanes are Real, Even if You Deny Climate Change

How We Push Clever Kids to Cheat

Thrive, not just Survive: Discover The Scientific Method to Better Living

Gut Instinct Doesn’t Wither: Old’uns Are As Streetsmart as Da Yoof

Does Expensive Wine Really Taste Better? Ask Science

Tune in, Turn On, Don’t die with your novel still in you.

Nitwit! Egghead! Twerp! Searching for the Funniest Words

How Intuitive Are You? (Whatever You Answered, You’re Probably Wrong)

Alcohol Boosts Recall (and, Usually, Regret)

Get Over It! Achieving Freedom by Mastering Emotion

It’s MINE!: The Inexorable Rise of Individualism

How Does Money Affect Thought?

Quit Dithering: Making Good Decisions Efficiently

Is Anxiety Stopping You Sleeping? Are You Sure? Really? Really?

Lines and Boundaries: The Different Ways Artists, Architects See

Right Behind You…oops! More Crashes When Following Friends

Can’t Multi-Task? Quit Boozing

Oi Miseryguts! Are Familiar Faces Happier Faces?

Woman of Substances (Jenny Valentish)

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