Older people are perceived as more moral than younger people across seven countries
Why Trigger Warnings Won’t Help (and May Harm) Vulnerable People
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The fascinating neuroscience behind dreaming
Boys and men experience more social isolation than girls and women, study finds
Republicans and Democrats are equally susceptible to conspiracy theories, study finds
Re-analysis of meta-analysis reveals no evidence for nudging once accounting for publication bias
Large systematic review finds no evidence for the serotonin hypothesis of depression
Men who wish to become fathers tend to be perceived as more desirable by women, study finds
People attribute prosocial behaviors to genetics more strongly than antisocial ones, study finds
People who hate magic tend to be higher in socially aversive traits, according to new research
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Expressions such as “all for one, one for all” are perceived as more accurate compared to paraphrases that break the A-B-B-A pattern
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Meta-analysis suggests psychopathy may be an adaptation, rather than a mental disorder
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Bullshit is deemed more credible if attributed to a scientist, compared to a spiritual guru
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Massive meta-analysis finds loneliness has increased in emerging adults in the last 43 years
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People remain in their conversation partners’ minds more than they think
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Yali horticulturalists in Papua are less willing to sacrifice one person to save five others
More creative people tend to also be more unethical, according to a meta-analysis of 36 studies
Moral impressions about people are influenced by perceptions of their predictability
New study suggests you can bullshit some bullshitters
Exposure to partisan news is not associated with polarization, study finds
Artificial Intelligence, The Public, & The Pope
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Victims are perceived as more morally virtuous than non-victims, study finds
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Brains are getting smaller in modern humans
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What are children’s beliefs about what is possible? A new study has answers
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Older adults exhibit more altruism than younger adults, meta-analysis finds
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New study helps explain why increasing population densities are linked to decreasing fertility rates
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Euphemistic language can sway opinions while avoiding the reputational costs of outright lying, study finds
Cross-national CCTV footage reveals that bystanders intervene in 9 out of 10 public conflicts
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Combating psychology’s replication crisis
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Brain enhancement: Is it ethical?
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Good news is no news
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