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Conspiracy beliefs are a major driver of local opposition to wind farms. The good news: Providing information in favor of wind farms can help overcome...
When you feel sleepy, you may prefer going to bed over chatting with friends. Indeed, our study shows that sleepiness is linked to social activity as well as...
Generic language emphasizes broad, timeless conclusions and glosses over variability. We found that generic language was widely used in a large sample of...
Does screen time precede developmental delays, or do children showing delays in development receive more screen time to manage challenging behaviors? We have...
Despite unprecedented access to multiple sources of information, polarization in political opinions is on the rise. Why does the same news footage trigger...
Would you be happier without antibiotics, functional plumbing, and a car? What if you had never heard about these things in the first place? Might you be...
We associate the quote “With great power comes great responsibility” with super-heroes, such as Spiderman, but in fact, we expect leaders to abide by it too....
Men and women are each about half the population. Recent studies revealed that according to billions of words on the internet, people think of a “human” more...
Students from minoritized groups enter college with interest in STEM but leave these majors at high rates, largely due to inequities in STEM classes. Active...
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...
Perhaps the most familiar gesture in ordinary communication is index-finger pointing. It exists in every culture, and yet we do not know where it originates....