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Does It Feel Better To Give Or Receive A Gift?
Science

Does It Feel Better To Give Or Receive A Gift?

By Daniel Engber

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Technology

Are You Happier Without Facebook?

By Jason Lederman

Study Shows How Our Brains Are Able To Multitask
Health

Study Shows How Our Brains Are Able To Multitask

By Claire Maldarelli

Could An Overactive Immune System Cause Schizophrenia?
Health

Could An Overactive Immune System Cause Schizophrenia?

By Alexandra Ossola

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Health

Love Beer And Coffee? You Might Be A Psychopath

By Alexandra Ossola

Text Messaging May Be Increasing Your Anxiety
Health

Text Messaging May Be Increasing Your Anxiety

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Genetic Tests Don’t Help Treat Mental Illness
Health

Genetic Tests Don’t Help Treat Mental Illness

By Alexandra Ossola

Will Practicing A Skill In Your Head Make You Better At It?
Science

Will Practicing A Skill In Your Head Make You Better At It?

By Daniel Engber

Humans In Different Buildings Linked Brain-To-Brain
Health

Humans In Different Buildings Linked Brain-To-Brain

By Lydia Chain

You May Be A Better Liar When Your Bladder Is Full
Health

You May Be A Better Liar When Your Bladder Is Full

By Lydia Chain

Alphabet Hires Director Of National Institute Of Mental Health
Health

Alphabet Hires Director Of National Institute Of Mental Health

By Alexandra Ossola

Mr. Robot (Christian Slater) faces hacker Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek) in the season one finale of 'Mr. Robot'
Health

‘Mr. Robot’ Creator Explains What’s Really Going On In Elliot’s Mind

By Matt Giles

Smartphone App Can Detect When You’re Bored
Health

Smartphone App Can Detect When You’re Bored

By Dave Gershgorn

Of 100 Published Psychology Studies, Less Than Half Could Be Reproduced Successfully
Health

Of 100 Published Psychology Studies, Less Than Half Could Be Reproduced Successfully

By Claire Maldarelli

People With Schizophrenia Have Different Throat Bacteria
Health

People With Schizophrenia Have Different Throat Bacteria

By Alexandra Ossola

A New Blood Test Can Predict Whether A Patient Will Have Suicidal Thoughts
Health

A New Blood Test Can Predict Whether A Patient Will Have Suicidal Thoughts

By Alexandra Ossola

Can Hypnosis Kill You?
Science

Can Hypnosis Kill You?

By Daniel Engber

Now There’s A Comprehensive Guide To Horses’ Facial Expressions
Health

Now There’s A Comprehensive Guide To Horses’ Facial Expressions

By Alexandra Ossola

Can We Predict PTSD With Saliva?
Health

Can We Predict PTSD With Saliva?

By Rebecca Harrington

Do You Have A Mellow Music Brain Or An Intense One?
Health

Do You Have A Mellow Music Brain Or An Intense One?

By Aimee Swartz

Acupuncture May Work Like Drugs To Relieve Stress
Health

Acupuncture May Work Like Drugs To Relieve Stress

By Alexandra Ossola

Why is Candy Crush So Addictive?
Science

Why is Candy Crush So Addictive?

By Daniel Engber

Therapists Struggle To Treat Vampires And Other People With Alternate Identities
Health

Therapists Struggle To Treat Vampires And Other People With Alternate Identities

By Alexandra Ossola

Why Are There More Blue-Eyed Alcoholics?
Health

Why Are There More Blue-Eyed Alcoholics?

By Alexandra Ossola

Doctors Are Using Lasers To Treat People With Severe Psychological Conditions
Health

Doctors Are Using Lasers To Treat People With Severe Psychological Conditions

By Alexandra Ossola

More Empathetic People Have Physically Different Brains
Health

More Empathetic People Have Physically Different Brains

By Alexandra Ossola

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Health

Most Concussions Happen During Practice For Student Football Players

By Alexandra Ossola

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Health

Researchers Chemically Control A Mouse’s Mind For Science

By Alexandra Ossola

Here’s How Weed Affects Your Body
Health

Here’s How Weed Affects Your Body

By Alexandra Ossola

Hallucinogenic Ayahuasca Might Treat Depression
Health

Hallucinogenic Ayahuasca Might Treat Depression

By Alexandra Ossola

How Do We Know When A Pilot Isn’t Mentally Fit To Fly?
Health

How Do We Know When A Pilot Isn’t Mentally Fit To Fly?

By Alexandra Ossola

If It Feels Like Stress Is Killing You, That’s Because It Might Be
Health

If It Feels Like Stress Is Killing You, That’s Because It Might Be

By Brooke Borel

Pie Sci: Why You Should Eat A Slice Of Pie Crust-First
Health

Pie Sci: Why You Should Eat A Slice Of Pie Crust-First

By Alexandra Ossola

9 Strategies For Battling Stress
Health

9 Strategies For Battling Stress

By Brooke Borel

Stress Quiz: How Stressed Are You?
Health

Stress Quiz: How Stressed Are You?

By Brooke Borel

Not All Stress Monitors Are Created Equal [Review]
Health

Not All Stress Monitors Are Created Equal [Review]

By Brooke Borel

Who’s The Most High-Strung? [Data Viz]
Health

Who’s The Most High-Strung? [Data Viz]

By Brooke Borel and Katie Peek

What Happens To Your Body When You’re Stressed
Health

What Happens To Your Body When You’re Stressed

By Brooke Borel

Could Analyzing How Humans Think Make Better Video Games?
Gear

Could Analyzing How Humans Think Make Better Video Games?

By Alexandra Ossola

Stress: How It Works And How To Beat It
Health

Stress: How It Works And How To Beat It

By Brooke Borel

When There’s Nothing Left To Do But Crack A Cancer Joke
Health

When There’s Nothing Left To Do But Crack A Cancer Joke

By Brooke Borel

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Health

The Psychology Behind The “Like A Girl” And Nationwide Super Bowl Ads

By Francie Diep

Can Virtual Body Swapping Help Fight Racial Prejudice?
Health

Can Virtual Body Swapping Help Fight Racial Prejudice?

By Alissa Zhu

Is There A Scientifically Valid Way To Interrogate People?
Health

Is There A Scientifically Valid Way To Interrogate People?

By Christian Meissner, University of Iowa

This Robot Can Make You Feel Like There’s A Ghost Behind You
Technology

This Robot Can Make You Feel Like There’s A Ghost Behind You

By Loren Grush

Can You Get PTSD From A Virtual Experience?
Science

Can You Get PTSD From A Virtual Experience?

By Daniel Engber

Overcaffeinators May Have More Trouble Expressing Their Feelings
Health

Overcaffeinators May Have More Trouble Expressing Their Feelings

By Alissa Zhu

Portal 2 Improves Cognitive Skills More Than Lumosity Does, Study Finds
Gear

Portal 2 Improves Cognitive Skills More Than Lumosity Does, Study Finds

By Francie Diep

Genetically, Schizophrenia Is At Least Eight Separate Diseases
Health

Genetically, Schizophrenia Is At Least Eight Separate Diseases

By Rafi Letzter

Why Am I Afraid Of Hugh Jackman?
Health

Why Am I Afraid Of Hugh Jackman?

By Rafi Letzter

2 Percent Of People Can Multitask Well. Are You A Supertasker?
Health

2 Percent Of People Can Multitask Well. Are You A Supertasker?

By Douglas Main

Magnetic Brain Stimulation May Trump Drugs For Severe Depression
Health

Magnetic Brain Stimulation May Trump Drugs For Severe Depression

By Douglas Main

What You Post On Yelp Says More About You Than About The Food
Technology

What You Post On Yelp Says More About You Than About The Food

By Douglas Main

Facial Expressions Aren’t As Universal As Scientists Have Thought
Health

Facial Expressions Aren’t As Universal As Scientists Have Thought

By Devon Maloney

The Myth Of The Incredible Antique Violin
Health

The Myth Of The Incredible Antique Violin

By Colin Lecher

Enjoy The Feeling Of Adderall? You May Be Less Likely To Develop ADHD
Health

Enjoy The Feeling Of Adderall? You May Be Less Likely To Develop ADHD

By Douglas Main

Certain People Are Much More Prone To Catch Contagious Yawns
Health

Certain People Are Much More Prone To Catch Contagious Yawns

By Douglas Main

Strong Link Established Between Trust and Intelligence
Health

Strong Link Established Between Trust and Intelligence

By Douglas Main

Practice Not As Important As Believed For Success
Health

Practice Not As Important As Believed For Success

By Douglas Main

The Woman Who Can Will Herself Out Of Her Body
Health

The Woman Who Can Will Herself Out Of Her Body

By Douglas Main

11 Reasons Why Cat Bites May Be Linked To Depression
Health

11 Reasons Why Cat Bites May Be Linked To Depression

By Douglas Main

Cat Bites Are Linked To Depression
Health

Cat Bites Are Linked To Depression

By Douglas Main

Human Brains Now Understand Smiley Emoticon Like A Real Face
Health

Human Brains Now Understand Smiley Emoticon Like A Real Face

By Douglas Main

Frowning In Bright Sunlight Can Make You Angry
Health

Frowning In Bright Sunlight Can Make You Angry

By Douglas Main

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