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Mind & Behavior
Study the science of how we think, feel, and act, with insights that help you better understand yourself and others.
Social conflicts can leave molecular marks on animals, according to recent research on the ant species Harpegnathos saltator.
Does the voice in your head castigate the voice coming out of a recording device?
The most momentous and significant events in our lives are the ones we do not see coming. Life is defined by the unforeseen.
Many have argued that free will is an illusion, but science does not support that.
Learning styles are supposed to help learners take ownership of their education, but research doesn’t back up this well-intentioned myth.
A recent study illuminated surprising differences in how men and women seek help when struggling with relationships.
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive, stayin' alive.
We seem to be wired to calculate not the shortest path but the “pointiest” one, facing us toward our destination as much as possible.
Daylight saving time was first implemented during the first world war to take advantage of longer daylight hours and save energy. While this made a difference when we heavily relied on coal […]
These studies are only the tip of the iceberg, with adverse consequence of the time change ranging from student test scores to stock market returns.
The highest earning Myers-Briggs personality type? ENTJ.
Ignoring a scientific truth doesn’t change it, even when the consequences are deadly. “If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you do it, too?” Many of us, as children, […]
Hidden variables aren’t ruled out, but they can’t get rid of quantum weirdness. Ever since the discovery of the bizarre behavior of quantum systems, we’ve been forced to reckon with […]
When you view your right hand in a mirror, it appears as a left hand. Writing is reversed, as is the direction of any spinning object: clockwise becomes counterclockwise and […]
And the Macho King, Randy Savage! Over this coming week, things will be quiet here at Starts With A Bang, as I’ll be taking the next week off. But to help […]
If we’re going to open major workplaces, we have to be ready for this enormous information gap. When it comes to knowing your medical status, the ideal scenario is to […]
Visiting even one friend can undo all the good work that social distancing has accomplished. Over the past few months, people all over the world have come to realize just […]
It’s not a question we know enough to know the answer to, but to dismiss the possibility is scientifically baseless. There’s one question that most of us ask at some […]