Psychology

Get Out Of Your Bubble: Why You Should Talk About Politics This Thanksgiving

After one of the most divisive presidential elections in American history, many of us may be anxious about dinner-table dialogue with family and friends this Thanksgiving. There is no denying that the way we communicate about politics has fundamentally ch ...

Article - The Conversation - Nov 21 2022 - 11:20am

ASMR- It Isn't As Weird As You Might Think, Unless It Is

We are setting up a live streaming/video channel to do things like reviews of books, interviews, and then eventually we will do staff meetings as well.(1) But while it was once limited to something like Facebook live, with Restream we can go out to YouTube ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Dec 4 2022 - 2:35pm

How To Recapture The Historical Spirit Of Christmas

If the media, popular entertainment, and retail habits are taken as indicators then the celebration of Christmas is no longer just the reserve of Christians. This has some consequences for the religious and non-religious alike. In popular culture and the ...

Article - The Conversation - Dec 18 2022 - 11:48am

Language And Psychology: How Communication Connects With Cognition

Humans owe it to language for their many accomplishments throughout history. Our ability to communicate thoughts and ideas enabled us to build entire cultures, establish laws, and develop new ways of making life increasingly better.  ...

Article - Mark Pierce - Jan 18 2023 - 3:43am

If Food Addiction Is Real, 13% Of Americans Have It

Is there an addiction that primarily affects one gender in one age demographic in rich countries? Survey data using the National Poll on Healthy Aging says there may be.  The results were that about 13 percent of people from ages 50 to 80 responded in ways ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Feb 3 2023 - 5:01am

Using VR To Prevent Real World Infidelity

Most people go into relationships intending to be monogamous, or at least convincing themselves they can remain faithful, but with cheap travel and dating apps, any small problem can become a permanent schism. A new paper sought to understand if virtual re ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 5 2023 - 6:31am

For Valentine's Day, Academics Want More Women With God Complexes In Films

Films have been common for over a century and a new paper laments that for much of that time men have been the unhinged scientists with a 'God complex', because by not having more 'mad' women in the 1930s, modern Artificial Intelligence ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Feb 14 2023 - 9:03am

Sheep Are Expensive Lawn Mowers- But Maybe Cheap Mental Health

If you have ever seen pictures of people doing yoga with goats or sunning their butt-holes (1), you may have assumed it is California, but that is unfair. It is just as likely to be any state on the west coast. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Feb 23 2023 - 6:32am

How To Get Dumped On April Fools' Day

What would you do to get more likes or shares on your favorite social media platform this April Fool’s Day? Would you blast an airhorn in your partner’s ear while they’re sleeping, record and upload their reaction online? Would you put hot chilli in their ...

Article - The Conversation - Mar 31 2023 - 10:56am

Charity Is Right Wing But Generosity Skews Left

Behavioral data often reveal differences that don't show up on surveys, where answers are free and often aspirational. Data show, for example, that men donate more than women while people who support charities more also have more conservative politica ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 3 2023 - 5:42pm