Social Sciences

A team of psychologists at the University of Manchester, in the U.K., working with a colleague from Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, in Morocco, has found that children tend to behave differently during the famous Stanford […]

“Vegan” and “plant-based” are not just food labels anymore; they are fashion’s latest buzzwords. Imagine walking into a high-street fashion store, drawn to a stylish bomber jacket labeled “100% vegan.” You flip the tag, looking […]

If I asked you to picture a racist, I know exactly what you’d envision. A white hood, or someone screaming slurs, or a person praising slavery.This article is brought to you by this site.

Imagine a young man whose voice has been worn down by years of feeling invisible. Plain, numb and bitter, the “incel” tries to explain the kind of hopelessness most of us would rather not confront: […]

It can be difficult to find the right words to show you really mean it when you apologize. But there are linguistic cues you can use to get your message across. My recent research suggests […]

A new exploration of how therapy dogs can create a safe, nonjudgmental environment for survivors of domestic violence in educational, therapeutic and courtroom settings was recently published in People and Animals: The International Journal of […]

Anyone who has experienced loneliness knows how deeply personal it feels. We feel lonely when our social and emotional needs aren’t being met. Because of this, psychological research often focuses on individual-level solutions, encouraging people […]

Korean adoptees worldwide are grappling with a devastating possibility: they were not truly orphans, but may have been made into orphans.This article is brought to you by this site.

During his most recent appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast, Elon Musk leveled a critique at empathy, calling it “the fundamental weakness of western civilization.”This article is brought to you by this site.

Despite growing efforts to combat food waste, healthy foods are unfairly discarded at higher rates due to consumer misperceptions. A new study in the Journal of Marketing reveals that consumers are more likely to throw […]