Psychology

While no one knows that causes posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), because it is a blanket term for anything that can be deemed "trauma", one thing is clear: United States Veterans seeking…

Some parents with a lesbian, gay or bisexual child report just as much struggle to adjust two years after the fact as they did when they first learned of their child's sexual orientation, according…

Social psychologists say we send out social cues not just with our facial expressions, but with the tilt of our heads as well. An otherwise neutral expression looks more dominant when the head is…

Dog owners insist that 'all dogs are puppies', which means our beliefs about their cuteness are not conditional on age, but a paper in Anthrozoos: A Multidisciplinary Journal of the Interactions of…

From herbicides to vaccines to pollution, there is a science consensus but there are still pockets of people who refuses to accept them. They are bolstered by disinformation campaigns. When it comes…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says autism diagnoses went up 43 percent from 2010 to 2014 in New Jersey, which uses research by Rutgers University, shows a significant increase in the…

If you are in science media and I mention names like Bill McKibben or Naomi Oreskes, how you react to hearing those names tells me how you probably vote. Some things are that clear. And because they…

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-05/wkh-bwi051419.php Can wisdom be measured? Wisdom is a subjective concept - to most it is understanding that goes beyond knowledge - but a review in…

On Applied Epistemic Helplessness The often (always?) brilliant Scott Alexander has an essay that parallels the thesis of an essay I've been meaning to write for that last six years. It's the…

A prototypical extrovert is someone talkative, outgoing, who prefers taking the initiative in groups, expresses positive emotion and enjoys seeking out new experiences. By contrast, a prototypical…