Mind & Behavior

Mind & Behavior

Study the science of how we think, feel, and act, with insights that help you better understand yourself and others.

financial bullshit
"A cheap loan is beyond all new destiny." Does that mean anything to you?
Remote training
Remote work is here to stay. Here are a few ways to enhance remote training in a post-pandemic future.
gene editing alcoholism
An experiment in rats suggests that gene editing may be a treatment for anxiety and alcoholism in adults who were exposed to binge-drinking in their adolescence.
hoarding
Hoarders know their habits are abnormal, and yet they cannot help themselves. Maybe you can help them.
Aristotle's ancient virtues play a vital role in today's war.
Data from NASA, ESA, and Roscosmos suggest that long durations in space cause changes in the brain, some of which are linked to vision problems.
Experiencing flow state
Experiences that put you in a state of flow are shown to override PTSD and heartbreak.
Thanks to genetic clues, scientists discovered that an old stroke therapy that had abandoned for decades might just work.
protein diseased brain
Protein fibrils accumulate in the brain during neurodegeneration. Cryo-electron microscopy has now uncovered fibrils of an unexpected protein.
ss
Were Hitler’s SS henchmen willing executioners fueled by racial propaganda or mindless servants vying for promotions?
The Spanish language has the ability to minimize and exaggerate by the simple addition of a suffix.
Faces of two people are being absorbed by their phones.
To reap the benefits of digital technologies, we must contend with their addictive designs.
Safety through technology is no bad thing—Nietzsche himself sought doctors and medicines throughout his life—but it can become pathological.
A baby crib at night
SIDS deaths have decreased worldwide, but research has yet to solve this medical mystery.
If secrets are a kind of poison, confession is the antidote.
repeat lie
It doesn't matter how ridiculous a lie is. As long as it is repeated often enough, some people will believe it.
psychopathy
Instead of a mental illness, some research suggests that psychopathy — in moderation — is a reasonable life strategy.