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Dec 17, 2019
Why Do Other People’s Embarrassing Acts Make Us Cringe?
When someone does something cringe-worthy, it…
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Oct 23, 2019
Baseball’s Black Magic: How Psychology, Math, and Culture Created a Curse-Ridden Sport
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Mar 11, 2019
The Science of Serial Killers Is Changing, Thanks to Sasha Reid
In-depth analysis of murderers might…
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Aug 28, 2018
Why Do We Think Tiny Things Are Cute?
There are a few reasons, but we’re hard-wired to find small things adorable.
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Aug 24, 2018
7 Famous Psych Studies With Troubling Backstories
From stutters to shocks, this research is unlikely to be performed again.
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Jul 17, 2018
Can We Really Ever Know If Animals Are Happy?
Tail wags, rat giggles, and horse snorts
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Jun 24, 2018
Childhood Trauma Can Change the Way Your Genes Behave and Leave You More Vulnerable to Illness
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Jun 24, 2018
Trying to Figure out Where You Fit on the Sexuality Spectrum? Dabbling in These Tests Might Help.
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Jun 22, 2018
These 1950s Experiments Showed Us the Trauma of Parent-Child Separation. Now Experts Say They’re Too Unethical to…
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Jun 21, 2018
Our Brains Can’t Quit Our Gadgets — That Didn’t Happen by Accident
These are some of the design…
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