Psychology
Moon Landing Denial Fired an Early Antiscience Conspiracy Theory Shot
Apollo moon landing conspiracy theories were early hints of the dangerous anti-vax, antiscience beliefs backed by politicians today
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Psychology
Online Talk Therapy Works as Well as an In-Person Session, a New Study Shows
A study of 27,500 patients in the U.K.’s health system suggests that getting people into mental health treatment faster is a huge boon of online therapy
Psychology
What Is Narcissism? Science Confronts a Widely Misunderstood Phenomenon
Researchers debate whether grandiosity always masks vulnerability
Psychology
Narcissists, Dinosaurs, Deep-Sea Mining, and More
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Psychology
Art May Be in the Body of the Beholder
A study suggests a complex interplay between bodily feeling, emotion and art
Psychology
Psychologists Struggle to Explain the Mind of the Stalker
Attempts to understand the psychopathology of romantic infatuation and sexual predation are still in their infancy
Psychology
Teenagers Skeptical of Social Media Have a Lower Risk of Eating Disorders
Young people can counter social media messaging that promotes thinness by bringing a skeptical take to their viewing habits
Psychology
Psychopathic Tendencies Help Some People Succeed in Business
Traits in psychopaths may be present to some extent in all of us. New research is reframing this often maligned set of attributes and finding some positive twists
Psychology
Images in the Mind’s Eye Are Quick Sketches That Lack Simple, Real-World Details
Pictures conjured by the mind’s eye lack detail, despite how vividly you picture them
Psychology
How Culture Affects the ‘Marshmallow Test’
A classic test of self-control can carry complex cultural biases
Psychology
Do We Actually ‘Hear’ Silence?
An experiment tests whether our ears hear silent intervals in the same way they hear music or noise
Education
School’s Out. Should You Worry about the ‘Summer Slide’?
Kids don’t typically advance academically during the summer, but the research isn’t clear on whether they forget what they’ve already learned
Psychology
How Susceptible Are You to Misinformation? There’s a Test You Can Take
A new misinformation quiz shows that, despite the stereotype, younger Americans have a harder time discerning fake headlines, compared with older generations
Psychology
Why Dads and Their Babies Need to Go Skin-to-Skin
Fathers and nonbirthing parents benefit from skin-to-skin contact with their newborns
Psychology
Useful Feedback, More Than Praise, Helps Students Flourish
Teacher feedback that gives students options can make them feel empowered
Psychology
A New Therapy for Multiple Personality Disorder Helps a Woman with 12 Selves
Therapy for dissociative identity disorder has aimed to meld many personalities into one. But that’s not the only solution, a caring therapist shows
Psychology
Understanding Dissociative Identity Disorder through the ‘Community’ of Ella
We learn the story of “Ella,” a patient with 12 different personalities, or “parts,” and of her therapist, who helped her form a peaceful community—many selves in one body and mind...
Psychology
People in the U.S. Think They Are Better Than They Actually Are. People in Asia Don’t
Western individualism may promote a “better than you actually are” mindset
Psychology
People Differ Widely in Their Understanding of Even a Simple Concept Such as the Word ‘Penguin’
We think about what a penguin is like in dozens of different ways—one reason why we often talk past each other
Psychology
Did Time Tick Slower for a Woman Who Spent 500 Days Alone in a Cave?
Here’s why a woman who spent 500 days in extreme isolation lost her sense of time
