Psychology

Phoenix glows even after 10 p.m. one April night in this image made with a camera sensitive to infrared light, which is generated by heat and invisible to the naked eye. Researchers call the city an “urban heat island.”

The Reality of a Hotter World is Already Here

As global warming makes sizzling temperatures more common, will human beings be able to keep their cool? New research suggests not

An Iraq war veteran with PTSD has trouble with motivation.

Will Scientists Soon be Able to Erase Our Most Traumatic Memories?

PTSD treatments could soon extend beyond therapy

Scientists Confirm That Cats a) Are Pretty Smart, b) Don't Really Care What You Want

Cats' impressive individuality makes it hard to study their smarts

Sound Experts Want to Record One Full Day of Human Noise From All Over the Earth

The project could help scientists better understand the human soundscape and quantify how it changes over time

We Might Hit Our Cognitive Peak Before 24

As we age beyond about 24, we become mentally slower and slower

Online Food Reviews Say As Much About the Author As the Restaurant

These brief write-ups are surprisingly personal

On some level, babies remember the things you do to them.

We Remember People We Met as Babies, Even If We Don't Remember Being Babies

Babies can subconsciously remember people they've met, even if they don't remember meeting them

There Are Regional Differences in Death Row Inmates’ Last Words

Southerners are more likely to say sorry, but that doesn't mean they actually feel remorse

Lawyers Who Make Less Money And Get Worse Grades Are the Happiest

Money can't buy you happiness, even if you're a lawyer

Nearly Half of Americans Believe At Least One Conspiracy Theory

William S. Burroughs once said, “Sometimes paranoia’s just having all the facts.”

Could it be true vole love, or just a casual encounter? Depends on whether booze is involved.

Drunken Prairie Voles Help Explain Alcohol’s Demons

Why do some people become more prone to attachment and sentimentality when drunk, while others tend to stray?

Oxytocin Encourages People to Think More About the Group, Less About Themselves

It's not that oxytocin makes people act in a good or bad way, just in a way that best serves the interests of their people

Crummy Weather Can Lead to Harsher Online Restaurant Reviews

Are you sure you didn't like the food? Maybe it was just the weather...

Some of the expressions the researchers identified, from top left to bottom right: happy, sad, fearful, angry, surprised, disgusted, happily surprised, happily disgusted, sadly fearful, sadly angry.

"Happy Disgust" Is a Newly Recognized Human Facial Expression

Basic emotions like happy, sad or angry blend in interesting ways on the landscape of the human face

Researchers used the game Pardus to look at human organization.

Humans Playing Online Games Organize Themselves into Fractals

Players may be acting in a future, space-based world, but they still organize themselves into the fractals that humans have always fallen into

Young Men Often Deal With Unwanted Sexual Advances From Women

Nearly half of the male students surveyed said they had been on the receiving end of an attempt at sexual coercion

The TSA Isn’t Good at Reading Body Language (And Neither are You)

Nobody can tell you’re freaking out inside. Not even specially trained TSA agents.

Putting Your Hand Over Your Heart Makes You Both Appear And Behave More Honestly

Our bodily actions have more influence over our behavior and perceptions than we might realize

Not Everyone Thinks Extreme Happiness Is an Ideal State of Being

Being happy—but not too happy—is the safest route.

You Can Make Or Break a First Impression by How You Say “Hello”

Specifically, it's the tone of your voice that is sending subtle clues about yourself—true or otherwise

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