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New research shows that, just like in the movies, characters who swear in adolescent literature are presented with more positive attributes.… More »
Hans Villarica writes for and produces The Atlantic's Health channel. His work has appeared in TIME, People Asia, and Fast Company.
New research shows that, just like in the movies, characters who swear in adolescent literature are presented with more positive attributes.… More »
New research in Psychological Science suggests that mothers and fathers experience greater levels of joy and derive more meaning from life.… More »
New research shows that interactive parent-infant music classes improve the social and cognitive development of six-month-olds.… More »
A new longitudinal study in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin shows that family size, not birth order, matters for intelligence.… More »
New research suggests that assertive Asian-Americans may be penalized for not adhering to racial stereotypes that peg them more as meek followers.… More »
New research from Stanford University shows that more than 1.1 million adults in the U.S. may unwittingly wander around at night.… More »
New research in Psychological Science uncovers a deterrent to our ability to relate to other people: our political ideologies.… More »
New research in Health Affairs suggests that people in health care should consider more than just the costs and benefits of different courses of treatment.… More »
New research suggests that overweight and obese drivers find it more difficult to buckle up a standard seatbelt.… More »
New research suggests that companies should send out emails in batches to curb employees' desire to self-interrupt and push them to focus on their most pressing tasks.… More »
New research suggests that women's perceptions of the mating market, not their job opportunities, may be driving their career ambitions.… More »
New research uncovers an uplifting reality about the grueling job-search routine: Those who stick with it ultimately get rewarded.… More »
To investigate the effect of mortality awareness, researchers behind the influential "terror management theory" first experimented with judges and prostitutes.… More »
Forget Simon Cowell. New research suggests that, to effectively critique musical pitch, the aging singing competition needs speakers of a tone language.… More »
Places high in income disparity have dishonest students who think they have to cheat to keep up with their unscrupulous classmates.… More »
Yes, smoking kills. But new research in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology uncovers a positive side effect on a person's self-control.… More »
Not sure if you turned off the light or replied to that email? Here, psychologist Adam Radomsky offers research-based advice on how to stop needlessly worrying.… More »
Psychologist and addiction expert offers a much-needed reality check about the benefits of drinking as well as its much more tangible costs.… More »
New research suggests that, when food-insecure mothers regulate consumption, children don't learn how to stop themselves from overeating.… More »
New research in Science shows that, unlike intuitive thinking, activating the analytical cognitive system promotes religious skepticism.… More »
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