Latest Psychology Stories
What happens when psychedelics make you see God
Five election misinformation campaigns to avoid resharing
Oregon just voted to legalize magic mushrooms. Here’s what that actually means.
Heavy media multitasking might make you more forgetful
How elite athletes learn to live with the fear of failure
Fight election season burnout with these mental health tips
How to find joy during tough times
Babies don’t need fancy gadgets. Here’s why simple toys are best.
The truth about reading body language
What mental health professionals have learned six months into pandemic care
Why do we see ghosts?
How border walls trick the human brain and psyche
Playing bad can shape behavior, but not in the way you think
The CDC thinks 90 percent of the US could still catch COVID-19
Regular doses of awe can do wonders for emotional health
Why do we love game shows like ‘Jeopardy!’ so much?
Placebos really can help your fitness
Social distancing can make living with eating disorders harder
How Disney fools your brain to make lines feel magically short
How to talk to kids about the coronavirus and other bad news
Earthquakes can cause serious psychological aftershocks
These ultramarathoners say life is easier after running 40 miles on frozen backwoods trails
Why does laughing feel so stinkin’ good?
It’s time to grieve the world we’ve lost to climate change—and start to move on
Resharing videos of violence against Black people can spark more trauma
Ten-thousand hours of practice isn’t enough to make you a star
LGBTQ+ alliance groups can have a positive effect on entire student populations
Your kids aren’t growing up too quickly, but your brain sure thinks they are
Anti-Black bias affects just about everyone. What’s the best way to deal with implicit racism?
Can implicit bias training help cops overcome racism?
Nature helps nurture relationships between incarcerated mothers and their children
Logic problems to challenge your bored brain
Why we evolved to feel empathy during pandemics and other disasters
This staircase goes on forever. Or does it?
Eight science-backed tricks to make you feel less sad
Meet the health care workers and patients on the front lines of another national crisis
Porn is helping people cope with the pandemic
We once thought nostalgia was a disease, but it might be key to our survival
A panic attack can mimic the symptoms of COVID-19. Here’s what to do about it.
COVID-19 is separating parents from their newborns
How to quarantine with your partner without destroying your relationship
Listening to music helps you work, sometimes
A popular autism drug for children isn’t as safe as its label indicates
Kea parrots use statistics to get what they want
Eating disorders are about emotional pain, not food
This sound illusion puts the scary in scary movies
Smell loss is an invisible disease with devastating impacts
There isn’t much science supporting wilderness therapy for teens
We save lives and crops every time a coal plant closes
I built a room so quiet you can hear your own blood
Reverse your bad habits with just a handful of tiny changes
Should parents lie to kids about Santa Claus? We asked the experts.
Listen to this shiver-inducing introduction to the science of ASMR
Why do other people’s embarrassing acts make us cringe?
How your tongue tells your brain what you’re tasting
The FDA is fast-tracking a second psilocybin drug to treat depression
Why you’re powerless to ignore a crying baby
Nature saves us trillions of dollars in healthcare
Veteran demand for mental healthcare is rising, but the VA isn’t prepared
Kids these days only seem dumb if you think you’re a genius
Baseball’s black magic: How psychology, math, and culture created a curse-ridden sport
What astronaut diaries tell us about the perils of a mission to Mars
Super rodents, atomic math, and Marilyn Monroe: everything you need to know about moles
DNA databases may deter criminals, but at what cost?