What prompts us to share on social media and why do we share the things we do? Science has started to figure this out.
Why we share
We all do it... A lot! Pos... More...
Daydreaming, wool-gathering, zoning-out, everybody does it. But it's a guilty pleasure, universally considered to be a waste of time, the realm of the slacker, ... More...
Hooking up with your ex, or relationship churning, is is on the rise. Psychologists say it's a worrying trend. According to research, staying in touch with a ro... More...
They say it can't buy you love, but can money buy you happiness?
The money-happiness relationship is far from straightforward. In some cases, ie people liv... More...
Food is just as important for our mental well-being as it is for our physical health
For millennia healers have advocated food as medicine, but now, mental hea... More...
Our own facial expressions play an essential part in understanding other people's emotions
Human learn to show emotions through facial expressions very early i... More...
Film-makers routinely use colour to exploit the emotions of their audiences
If you like movies you may have noticed that certain film genres always seem to... More...
Family mealtimes may be going out of fashion, but studies indicate there are multiple benefits to eating together
If there is one tradition that spans all ... More...
Experiencing the awe of nature makes us more kind and generous
In the Urban Dictionary the word awesome is defined sarcastically, but perhaps quite accurat... More...
"The seemingly straightforward task of judging one's knowledge may not be so simple"
In just a few decades, the wide web has grown from a user-base of zero... More...
To most people, the idea of taking part in a psychology experiment doesn't sound like a load of fun. Who would want to be a guinea pig and have scientists meddl... More...
Here are 3 reasons why people cling to their beliefs, even in the face of overwhelming contradictory evidence
What is it that causes people to stick to their g... More...
