Psychology

Pet Science

Why Is My Cat Staring At Nothing? Inside Your Cat's Unsettling, Blank Gaze

ByElana Spivack
Health

Our Brains Completely Distort How Time Actually Happens — Here’s How To Take Advantage Of It

ByThe Conversation and Ruth Ogden
Reel Science

Nicolas Cage's Trippy New Sci-Fi Movie Uncovers a Weird Field of Dream Science

ByElana Spivack
Science

A New Study Estimated The Number of Times An Average Person Lies Per Day

ByChristian B. Miller and The Conversation
Opinion

This Radical Discovery About The Human Psyche Could Fundamentally Change Psychology

ByRichard O'Connor and The Conversation
Health

Staying Up All Night Rewires The Brain — And Could Be Key To Solving Mental Health

ByElana Spivack
Health

This One Mindset Shift Could Radically Change How We Experience Chronic Pain

ByRich Harrison and The Conversation
Pet Science

A Dog Park Might Not Be the Best Option For Your Pup, Vets Say

ByElana Spivack
Science

A New Book Reveals the Hardships And Systemic Biases Many Women in STEM Still Face

ByDoris Elín Urrutia
Health

This Bizarre Phenomenon Occurs When People Are Listening To The Same Music

ByMiriam Fauzia
Pet Science

Is My Cat Bored? Here's What Animal Boredom Actually Looks Like

ByElana Spivack
Health

Have Negative Thoughts? Suppressing Them Could Help Some People, Study Suggests

ByMiriam Fauzia
Science

Human Agency Comes To Humans Shockingly Early Says A Study

ByMiriam Fauzia
Detox

Should You Take A Break From Social Media? Psychologists Reveal An Unlikely Suggestion

ByElana Spivack
Geeking Out

Michael Jai White Did Magic Tricks With 'Dark Knight' Co-Star Heath Ledger

ByLyvie Scott
Review

6 Years Later, Hulu's Creepy New Thriller Learns the Wrong Lesson From Jordan Peele

ByLyvie Scott
Pet Science

Why Does My Cat Eat Plastic? Veterinarians Reveal The Surprisingly Simple Answer

ByElana Spivack
Health

What Does Anxiety Actually Do To Us? A Psychiatrist Explains How It Invades The Body

ByThe Conversation and Arash Javanbakht
Pet Science

Can I Train My Cat To Use The Scratching Post? A Veterinarian Reveals An Ideal Solution

ByMiriam Fauzia
Science

Psychopathy May Be Entirely Misunderstood — Why the Condition Could Be Beneficial

ByDavid Adam and Knowable Magazine
Science

Laughter Communicates Specific Emotions — Here’s How to Interpret a Chuckle

ByThe Conversation and Adrienne Wood
TV

What 'The Crowded Room' Gets Wrong About Dissociative Identity Disorder

ByDais Johnston
Science

Psychologists Just Figured Out How The Brain “Hears” the Sound of Silence

ByElana Spivack
Health

How Depression Affects People Even at the Linguistic Level

ByMohammed Al-Mosaiwi and The Conversation
Interview

MDMA Changes the Brain — But Scientists Still Don’t Know It’s Full Potential

BySarah Sloat
Pet Science

Why Does My Dog Sit Facing Away From Me? A Pet Expert Explains

ByTara Yarlagadda
Health

Neuroscientists May Have Found the Part of Your Brain That Makes You Hangry

ByAmber Dance and Knowable Magazine
Exercise Science

This One, Easy Type of Exercise is Superior For Brain Health

ByThe Conversation, Matthieu P. Boisgontier and Boris Cheval
Review

This New Sci-Fi Thriller Learned All the Wrong Lessons From Christopher Nolan

ByLyvie Scott
Longevity Hacks

Is Pessimism Good for You? This One Type is Surprisingly Beneficial for Mental Health

ByElana Spivack
Sunday Scaries

These 3 Personality Traits Define Extreme Altruists — Do You Have Them?

BySarah Sloat
Health

Everyone Overthinks — This Simple Trick Will Get You Out of Your Head

ByElana Spivack
Sunday Scaries

Study Finds 2 Personality Traits Predict Well-Being — But Don’t Worry if You Don’t Have Them

BySarah Sloat
Science

Feel a Ghostly Presence? New Scientific Research Might Explain Why

ByThe Conversation and Ben Alderson-Day
AI

Sorry, ChatGPT Probably Can’t Make You Better at Gambling

ByMayank Kejriwal and The Conversation
Longevity hacks

This Hack to Combat Boredom Could Transform Your Productivity

ByElana Spivack
Pet Science

This Is Why Your Cat Freaks Out When You Say "Pspspsps"

ByTara Yarlagadda
Health

Novel Research on How Mice Perceive Pleasure Reveals a Promising Path to Treating Addiction

ByElana Spivack
Science

The Weirdest Sci-Fi Movie on HBO Max Reveals an Even Stranger True Story

ByJennifer Walter
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