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psychology
Kohava Mendelsohn • February 5, 2024
Our love of celebrities can be explained by psychology — but be careful not to go overboard
Kohava Mendelsohn • November 13, 2023
A new study suggests bilingual speakers have more precise memory when working in second language
Ellyn Lapointe • January 27, 2023
As millions of people with the eating disorder seek more effective treatment options, experts say psychedelic therapy shows very early promise
Allison Parshall • June 29, 2022
Our brains are easily fooled into taking ownership of a virtual body, decades of psychology research shows
Allison Parshall • June 17, 2022
Cultured meat promises to be better for animals, public health and the planet. Will we eat it?
Lauren Leffer • November 19, 2020
You’ve heard of the fly on the wall, but what about the crow in the city?
Maria Paula Rubiano • May 27, 2020
Personal space is wired in our brains, and here’s how scientists discovered it
M.K. Manoylov • December 19, 2019
Cannabis use can harm those with bipolar disorder, a new study finds. But other experts have doubts
People blame video games for mass shootings more often when the shooter is white, study finds
Anushree Dave • November 19, 2019
How Americans explain the cause of mass shootings points to a broader race issue in society, researchers say
Marion Renault • January 14, 2019
Children are already experiencing “eco-anxiety” — and psychiatrists don’t really know how to help them cope
Isobel Whitcomb • November 30, 2018
The therapy doesn’t reduce pain, but that’s not the point
Dana Najjar • November 29, 2018
Confirmation bias might even apply to decisions we think of as purely objective, like math problems
Donavyn Coffey • October 24, 2018
A chef’s take on reducing farm-level food waste
Abigail Fagan • March 12, 2018
How infants develop the concept of identity
Dan Robitzski • June 7, 2017
Never mind determining whether a robot can be conscious, we can’t even decide what the word means