From the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft press release: Despite our better knowledge, we often make choices that aren’t good for us — and feel bad about it later. But it’s possible to strengthen our self-control by making simple…
From the Princeton University press release: As civic leaders and urban planners work to make cities more sustainable and livable by investing in outdoor spaces and recreational activities such as biking and walking, Princeton researchers…
From the University of Houston press release: From writing papers to answering emails, it’s common for office workers to juggle multiple tasks at once. But those constant interruptions can actually create sadness and fear and…
From the Ruhr-University Bochum press release: A popular theory in neuroscience called predictive coding proposes that the brain produces all the time expectations that are compared with incoming information. Errors arising from differences between actual…
From the University of Konstanz press release: New psychology research from the University of Konstanz reveals that stress changes the way we deal with risky information — results that shed light on how stressful events,…
From the Virginia Commonwealth University press release: Psychopathy is widely recognized as a risk factor for violent behavior, but many psychopathic individuals refrain from antisocial or criminal acts. Understanding what leads these psychopaths to be…
From the New York University press release: We believe we are less likely than others are to fall for phishing scams, thereby underestimating our own exposure to risk, a new cybersecurity study has found. The…
From the Flinders University press release: Girls and young women shouldn’t spend a lot of time editing selfies for social media because it negatively influences their thoughts about their looks, according to a new Flinders…
From the Florida Atlantic University press release: With children currently cooped up at home with limited access to their friends, a new study shows just how important it is to have fun and what that…
From the Howard Hughes Medical Institute press release: A little extra sugar can make us crave just about anything, from cookies to condiments to coffee smothered in whipped cream. But its sweetness doesn’t fully explain…