Psychology

Health

Mice Playing Video Games Reveals a Key to Memory Formation

ByElana Spivack
Health

These Science-Backed Strategies Can Help “Hard to Treat” Depression

ByThe Conversation, Elissa H. Patterson and Jay Kayser
Science

Chatbots Aren’t Becoming Sentient — Our Biggest Fears Are in Our Heads

ByThe Conversation and Nir Eisikovits
Review

'Boston Strangler' Review: Keira Knightley Can't Resuscitate A Suffocating True-Crime Slog

ByMónica Marie Zorrilla
Review

'Yellowjackets' Season 2 Review: The Teen Terror Reaches Bewildering New Heights

ByMónica Marie Zorrilla
Health

A Daily Commute Provides Needed “Liminal Space” For Your Brain

ByThe Conversation, Matthew Piszczek and Kristie McAlpine
Health

Daylight Savings Is Bad For Our Health — This Simple Method Is Better

ByThe Conversation and Beth Ann Malow
Science

The Psychological Reason You’re Afraid of Clowns

ByPhilip Tyson, Sophie Scorey, James Greville, Shakiela Davies and The Conversation
Science

This Key Ability Helps Make Us Human — and We Still Don’t Completely Understand It

ByThe Conversation and Andrey Vyshedskiy
Health

The Secret to Better Sex Isn’t As Steamy As You Think — Sex Researcher

ByNicola Jones and Knowable Magazine
Longevity hacks

Asking yourself one fun question could help boost your well-being and longevity

ByElana Spivack
Opinion

The Key to Happiness: 6 Strategies To Boost Your Mood for Good

ByThe Conversation and Christopher Boyce
Science

Pigeons and Computers Have One Surprising Thing in Common, Study Reveals

ByJennifer Walter
Longevity hacks

Overthinking? This New Kind of Therapy May Finally Provide An Antidote

ByElana Spivack
Book Excerpt

How does the placebo effect take hold? A doctor explains 2 influential factors

ByKathryn T. Hall. and The Reader
Opinion

Procrastination study suggests a link to shoulder pain, bad sleep, and more

ByEva Skillgate, Alexander Rozental, Fred Johansson and The Conversation
Gaming

Do video games make you smarter? One surprising genre leads the rest

ByRichard E. Mayer and Knowable Magazine
Opinion

Study reveals one brilliant brain hack that can unlock your creativity

ByLily Zhu and The Conversation
Sunday Scaries

Feeling insecure? 5 science-backed strategies could help break the cycle

BySarah Sloat
Mind and Body

Use these 3 expert-backed tips to combat the remote-work blues

ByThe Conversation, Brianna Barker Caza, Susan Ashford, Brittany Lambert and Erin Reid
Mind and Body

One style of social media use makes you feel better than any other — it’s not what you think

ByDaniel Shaw, Charlotte Pennington and The Conversation
The Final Puzzle Piece

'Alice in Borderland' Season 2 ends with a surprisingly kind message — and one character is proof

ByKayti Burt
Culture

Can’t believe the holidays are here already? Your aging brain may be to blame

ByRuth Ogden and The Conversation
I see you

'Avatar 2' gave me a headache — and there's a scientific reason why

ByDais Johnston

The benefits of procrastinating, according to a behavioral scientist

ByPragya Agarwal and The Conversation
Fuck yeah, science

Scientists want to know why swear words share this one universal trait

ByElana Spivack
Pet Bonds

We need to start treating grieving for our pets seriously — therapists can help

ByTara Yarlagadda
The Inverse Review

'The Eternal Daughter' review: Tilda Swinton haunts herself in a ghost story for the ages

ByHoai-Tran Bui
Future Of Sleep

Nightmares have plagued humans for millennia — do we finally know how to tame them?

ByElana Spivack
Sunday Scaries

Happiness study finds a huge contrast between 2 types of people — which are you?

BySarah Sloat
Mind and Body

Check your thermostat: Cold homes come with serious mental health risks

ByThe Conversation, Amy Clair and Emma Baker
Sunday Scaries

How to unblock your creativity: Scientists say this bad habit can help

BySarah Sloat
Inverse Recommends

You need to watch the darkest crime thriller on HBO Max ASAP

ByMónica Marie Zorrilla
Science

What is ganzflicker? The strange history of hallucinating without drugs

ByMatthew MacKisack, Reshanne Reeder and The Conversation
Science

Why is 13 considered unlucky? The power behind this notorious number

ByBarry Markovsky and The Conversation
Mind and Body

Brain study suggests the workday needs to be radically restructured

ByZoltán Molnár, Tamas Horvath and The Conversation
Longevity hacks

Meditation literally changes how your brain's neurons move

ByElana Spivack
Innovation

AI is disrupting long-held assumptions about universal grammar

ByMorten H. Christiansen, Pablo Contreras Kallens and The Conversation
Science

Swearing study reveals cursing’s powerful cognitive effects

ByKaryn Stapleton, Catherine Loveday, Kristy Beers Fägersten, Richard Stephens and The Conversation

The unexpected psychological effects of Marvel’s strangest superpower

ByDais Johnston
The Superhero Issue

Superhero Therapy: How one Chernobyl survivor is helping Ukrainians today

ByOlga Alexandru
STRATEGY

Does mindfulness change the brain? Research fractures structural hypothesis

ByAli Pattillo
Mind and Body

Having this many nightmares a week may be tied to extreme brain aging

ByAbidemi Otaiku and The Conversation
Man's best friend

Want a better relationship with your dog? These 7 factors are key

ByTara Yarlagadda
Snoots

In a first, scientists show dogs can smell when humans are stressed

ByElana Spivack
Cardboard Critters

Why do cats love cardboard boxes? Pet experts decode the obsession

ByTara Yarlagadda
Mind and Body

These two daily activities are wreaking havoc on teens’ sleep

ByHoracio de la Iglesia and The Conversation
Sunday Scaries

Scientists know why we are so indecisive — and how to get over it

BySarah Sloat
Call for help

Need to use 988? 4 key questions about the new mental health crisis hotline, answered

ByKatie MacBride
Cult Week

Inside the cults that survive even when the prophecy fails

ByPeter Ward