Psychology (Page 6)

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Looking through the windshield of a car driving down a flat road between open fields under blue skies, with one person in the driver's seat and a toddler in a carseat in the passenger seat.

A road-tested guide to long drives with young kids

woman painting patterns on wall viral creativity test header image

Can a viral psychology test show how creative you are?

Psychoactive mushrooms may help patients with depression.

We may finally know how magic mushrooms help fight depression

Black bride and white groom in the back seat of a wedding car holding hands and looking in love

The ‘Love Machine’ really exists. Here’s what it’s taught us about our romantic choices.

By Stephanie Cacioppo

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Stress and anxiety wear down your brain. Here’s how to fight back.

Pink yellow, purple, green and orange floating brains on psychedelics

Explaining what causes different psychedelic experiences is a trip. This study shows why.

By Maggie Galloway

A man standing under some trees outside at sunset, holding his face in his hands because he is stressed out or anxious.

How to manage your mental health as traumatic events pile up

By Alexandra Frost

A woman in orange workout leggings and a gray sleeveless workout top doing a lunge squat with a barbell in a gym.

Enhance your workouts with ‘invisible exercise’ and brain training

By David Robson

A man in a white t-shirt and black pants sitting in a chair talking to a therapist while they both sit in front of large windows with white curtains.

Finding a therapist can be overwhelming, but these tips can help

By Alexandra Frost

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One of the biggest suicide prevention hotlines amends its data-sharing practices

By Colleen Hagerty

a woman with tan skin and curly hair wearing workout clothes and holding a yoga mat looks down at her phone

Your social media ‘fitspo’ is not a good influence

By Erin Blakemore

Mental wellness apps are basically the Wild West of therapy

Mental wellness apps are basically the Wild West of therapy

By Isobel Whitcomb

E. coli bacteria on a green background to show germ theory vs. terrain theory

This pseudoscience movement wants to wipe germs from existence

By Isobel Whitcomb

Woman stretching.

How to work out for your mental health

By Sara Kiley Watson

a baby puts their face in a frosted cake

Don’t punish yourself for eating ‘unhealthy’ foods

By Isobel Whitcomb

Person with brown curly hair on a tablet looking unhappy while going back to work after vacation

Why you hate going back to work after vacation

Extreme wildfires are taking a toll on the mental health of firefighters

Extreme wildfires are taking a toll on the mental health of firefighters

By Isobel Whitcomb

A person holding a watch that looks like its hands are moving very fast.

How to slow down time because you’re not getting any younger

By Sofia Quaglia

English teacher with long blonde hair at a chalkboard with grammar and words

Why people trust accents that match their own, even when they shouldn’t

By Shiri Lev-Ari/The Conversation

a stressed woman sitting at a desk puts her face in her hands

Burnout is real. Here’s how to spot it—and recover.

By Isobel Whitcomb

Polite warnings are surprisingly good at reducing hate speech on social media

By Charlotte Hu

typing on computer

Here’s why your brain won’t let you remember new passwords

By Margo Milanowski

Black kitten and spaniel mix puppy to represent cat or dog person

What being a cat or dog person says about you

Black family with kids and seniors beating back holiday stress around a white dinner table

Holiday stress is all about expectations

By Alexandra Ossola

Person with long hair theatrically gasping from a jump scare in a haunted house or horror movie

Why do we keep falling for jump scares?

By Ellen Airhart

Lego construction of house on fire meme

Can I offer you a nice meme in these trying times?

By Charlotte Hu

How a personalized brain implant helped one woman’s extreme depression

How a personalized brain implant helped one woman’s extreme depression

a person with their head down in their laptop

Stress can literally kill you. Here’s how.

By Leigh Cowart

A child doing homework at a table

Kids are onto something: Homework might actually be bad

By Stan Horaczek

Hot chilli Carolina Reaper peppers on person's palm in summer garden.

What would possess someone to eat a Carolina Reaper pepper? This writer tried to find out.

By Leigh Cowart

Expecting parents holding an ultrasound

If climate change is impacting your desire to have kids, you’re not alone

By Sara Kiley Watson

Queer couple with cropped hair thinking of the Kinsey Scale Test

The Kinsey Scale Test and 3 other ways to find where you fall on the sexuality spectrum

By Sara Chodosh

Sea turtle. Queensland, Australia.

9 goofy, award-winning animal photos to turn your day around

By Popular Science Team

A woman lying on a bed in dim light, looking lonely.

Why loneliness is increasing, and how to fight back

By Morgan Sweeney

A laptop on a college-dorm desk

8 tips for boosting mental health at college in the age of COVID-19

By Candice Wang

Young mice learn to parent by babysitting

Young mice learn to parent by babysitting

Girl sitting in front of computer is frustrated.

Social media really is making us more morally outraged

By Charlotte Hu

Black adults speaking to a black child in a dress

How to use science to talk to kids about gender

By Tyler Santora

What Social Psychology Says About Darren Wilson And Michael Brown

What Social Psychology Says About Darren Wilson And Michael Brown

By Rafi Letzter

The Book of Woe

The Trouble With The DSM

By Gary Greenberg

man taking basketball shot

Muscle memory is real, but it’s probably not what you think

By Sara Chodosh

Green hummingbird hovering in the air

This is the most soothing sound in the world

By Purbita Saha

Settlers of Catan game pieces.

How to destroy your friends and family in 4 popular board games

White Olympics five-ring flag flying during the 1988 summer games in Seoul

Why are people obsessed with the Olympics?

Young climate change activists holding signs at a protest with a light purple filter

Kids are suffering from climate anxiety. It’s time for adults to do something.

By Sara Kiley Watson

pregnant person holding their belly

A new drug could help treat perinatal depression

By Philip Kiefer

Person suffering from anxiety

How to support people feeling anxious as pandemic restrictions lift

American Black Bear

Experiment: Look At Pictures Of Cute Baby Animals To Improve Your Concentration

By Dan Nosowitz

Meditation isn’t always calming. For a select few, it may lead to psychosis.

Meditation isn’t always calming. For a select few, it may lead to psychosis.

By Isobel Whitcomb

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Can tripping on ketamine cure PTSD? I decided to try.

By Rachel Feltman

person-holding-mask

How you and your family can cope with post-COVID anxiety

By Jean Levasseur

Person in blue one-piece bathing suit, sun hat, and pink kimono at pool

8 ways to cultivate a positive body image

By Tracy Tylka/The Conversation

Laughing gas could help people with hard-to-treat depression

Laughing gas could help people with hard-to-treat depression

By Ellie Shechet

an illustration of a sad blue person with a glowing white hand reaching out to comfort them

Mental health ‘first aid’ can give bystanders the skills to act in a crisis

emotional support dog with person on a bed

Emotional support animals really do emotionally support us

Person with long black hair and in silver sequin hat at microphone

Why your voice sounds weird on recordings

By Neel Bhatt/The Conversation

a woman sits in a dark house and browses on her computer, with the image overlaid with colorful pictures of a much more luxurious home within the frame of a web browser

The psychology behind our love of ‘Zillow porn’

By Nicole Johnson

Pollution from power plant.

Car, factory, and power plant pollution can be damaging to kids’ mental health

By Shaena Montanari

Doctor examines MRI brain scans.

COVID-19 survivors may have higher risk of anxiety, depression, and neurological disorders

A Muslim woman daydreaming while sitting in front of a laptop outdoors.

Daydreaming can have loads of benefits—if you do it right

By Nadia Bajuelo

a man and a woman lay sleeping in bed

You get brainwashed whenever you go to sleep (and that’s a good thing)

By Popular Science Team

Sara Chodosh wealth happiness chart

4 countries that prove money doesn’t always buy happiness

By Candice Wang

Person with long brown hour talking on iPhone in front of statue

Phone anxiety is real—and solvable

By Ilham Sebah/The Conversation

Ana Galvañ illustration

Why spacing out is good for you

By Eleanor Cummins