psychology

SciAm looks this way and that at the way our minds work, trying to find out which way the future lies:

The Pompuraawan, a remote tribe in Australia, do not have terms for spatial relationships

Science Daily actively engages readers with research that shows that a lack of fact-checking in articles undermines readers’ concept of truth:

The study found that people are more

The Association for Psychological Science really put the pressure on our decision-making process by drinking a few cups of coffee and publishing possibly the strangest experimental … Read the rest “Gotta go? Gotta choose!”

Researchers are rallying – literally – in defense of goofing off. Too much structure is hurting our children, say scientists in The Chronicle of Higher Education, who have… Read the rest “Go out and play.”

RSA Animate presents Steven Pinker’s frank lecture on euphemism, called “Language as a window to human nature”:

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LiveScience joins forces with Peggy Orenstein to take on the “pink princess” culture and what it’s doing to our daughters:

You spoke to scientists about how this affects

“That junk food is gonna get right up in yer head and rot there, by gum!” spat the old timer from Culinate.com. “Jest you mark my words, kiddie. It’ll start takin’… Read the rest “Fast food on the brain.”

The Economist gets downright dreamy with its rundown of who’s the biggest hunk – and why:

[M]en often find women’s taste fickle and unfathomable. But ladies may not be entirely

First, The Chronicle of Higher Education turned up the special music and tuned into the science of brain-boosting binaural beats:

“There are hundreds of examples of students using binaural

Researchers are using a new weapon against school bullying, New York Times reveals. They’re putting babies in classrooms to make schoolkids more empathetic:

We know that humans

Font fans, run in fear. BBC is reporting on new research that finds the Helveticats and Arialites have it all wrong. If you really want a brainy, thought-provoking typeface, turn to Comic… Read the rest “Comic Sans is… *good* for you.”