Mind & Brain Our brains don’t pick the shortest route between two points — they pick ‘the pointiest’ one by Alexandru Micu October 18, 2021
News Scientists explore our hate/love relationship with billionaires. A paradox of inequality by Tibi Puiu October 19, 2021
News At least we have the memes: internet humor helps people cope with COVID-19 anxiety by Tibi Puiu October 19, 2021
Anthropology 3,000-year-old Mesopotamian tablets document the earliest known case of PTSD by Tibi Puiu October 11, 2021
Animals Mice can develop neural signs of depression when forced to watch other mice experiencing stress by Alexandru Micu September 23, 2021
Animals Understanding squirrel personalities can help us better protect endangered species by Alexandru Micu September 22, 2021
Feature Post The Yerkes–Dodson law, or why you mess up tasks when your crush is watching you by Alexandru Micu September 15, 2021
Mind & Brain Too much free time can be just as depressing as no free time — if you’re wasting all of it by Alexandru Micu September 13, 2021
Feature Post What’s the difference between a psychopath and a sociopath by Tibi Puiu September 2, 2021
Mind & Brain Our brains fire up their ‘prediction engine’ when faced with uncertainty — at least with music by Alexandru Micu August 31, 2021
Health & Medicine People who harbor conspiracy theories are willing to get the vaccine — as long as their friends do, too by Tibi Puiu August 5, 2021
Health & Medicine Living close to woodland helps children’s mental health and development by Tibi Puiu July 19, 2021
Biology Women can tell which men are only interested in one night stands just by looking at their faces, study finds by Tibi Puiu July 14, 2021
Health & Medicine Pets offer better emotional support to grieving people than humans by Tibi Puiu June 30, 2021
News Beware earworms: Listening to catchy music before bedtime may disrupt sleep by Tibi Puiu June 18, 2021
Mind & Brain Ancient Aboriginal memory technique may be better than the ‘memory palace’ technique by Mihai Andrei May 31, 2021
News They don’t make music like they used to — song lyrics are becoming simpler by Mihai Andrei May 24, 2021
News The eye wants what the heart wants: male faces that evoke certain personality traits are more attractive to women by Tibi Puiu April 26, 2021
