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We are living in an unprecedentedly complex and uncertain world, facing difficult problems such as environmental disasters, economic turmoil, political...
All of us value some friends more than others, and tend to value partners who display signs of commitment to their relationships. This study revealed that this...
Many today are concerned that universities “indoctrinate” students to have certain ideological beliefs. Despite this major claim, we find no evidence of broad...
People usually want to be moral, but they sometimes break taboos for earnings. In such a moral dilemma, selective forgetting of bad memories helps us maintain...
A placebo – popularly thought of as a fake treatment – is increasingly accepted as a potential treatment to reduce distress. However, the stereotype belief...
Our memories often feel like records of the past. But the dominant view among scientists is that our personal memories are highly prone to error and not to be...
Despite unprecedented access to multiple sources of information, polarization in political opinions is on the rise. Why does the same news footage trigger...
We find that students are not more stressed or handle their stress differently at different points during the dissertation year. However, stress and coping are...
Have you ever noticed that your thoughts are sometimes focused on the task-at-hand, while other times, your mind wanders from topic to topic? Our new study...
The diversity of the US population is not well represented in its scientific workforce. In our research, we use large scale bibliometric databases to...
Among other methods, governments use highway message signs to encourage responsible driving. We find that displaying year-to-day roadside fatality counts leads...
We used international survey data from 500,000 students to show that genders attribute differently their failure to a lack of talent and argued that these...
