The Marshmallow Test was a study conducted in the early 1960s to examine how kids handled delayed gratification. Kids who ...

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a new way to alter complex drug molecules using light rather than toxic chemicals—a discovery that could accelerate and improve how medicines ...

"Most of us do not dare step outside what we consider to be the consensus simulations." Oscilloscope Labs has unveiled an official trailer for a fascinating new documentary film titled in full John ...

In March 2024, when social psychologist Jonathan Haidt published The Anxious Generation, he proposed something so scandalous that it briefly qualified as a dinner-table joke in Silicon Valley: keep ...

Stop falling for misleading headlines. Understand the difference between correlation and causation, and learn how researchers prove real scientific facts.

The 21st Amendment repealed Prohibition in the United States. It was ratified on Dec. 5, 1933, ending the nationwide ban on ...

His work with his colleague Richard Ryan changed how psychologists understand human motivation and what people require to ...

Self-control is a valuable trait, but when we assume it comes effortlessly to those who demonstrate it, we risk burning out the people we depend on most.

The former APS president asked ChatGPT to describe its implicit biases. Its answer steered her research in a whole new direction.

Cleaner wrasse have revealed a remarkable new side of fish intelligence. Marked with fake parasites, they used mirrors to inspect and remove the spots—far faster than seen in earlier tests. Even more ...

Most people trust scientists to test new ideas on animals or in controlled labs. But some researchers decided that the best test subjects were themselves. These scientists put their own bodies at risk ...

A new study suggests that encountering reminders of romance can lead individuals to take greater risks. This influence appears to stem from a reduced sense of self-control, prompting behaviors that ...