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Can an App Help Detect Autism?
Duke University researchers are using facial expression-tracking technology to screen for autism spectrum disorders
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Where Do Hallucinations Come From? It May Just Be What You’ve Seen
It may be our brains overriding what is there with what it expects to see, according to new research
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New Software Makes Cyberbullies Think Twice
Teen programmer Trisha Prabhu created a program called ReThink to make cyberbullies reconsider before posting cruel messages
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What’s Beautiful? It Depends on What Your Eyes Have Already Beheld
Opinions about beauty may be shaped just as much by past social interactions as by our genes
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Babies Time Their Adorable Smiles to Manipulate Adults
By timing their grins, babies can get adults to grin
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Can a Video Game Teach You to Manage Stress?
“Nevermind,” a video game controlled by a player’s heart rate, aims to help people deal with trauma
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Reaching the End of a Task Makes People More Likely to Cheat
A study shows that when given a repetitive task and the ability to get away with cheating, people will be sneaky
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Horror Films for Apes Are Teaching Scientists About Long-Term Memory
Eye tracking during scary shows helped scientists reveal that great apes can access memories of single significant events
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“Hidden Brain” Podcast Will Make You Think Twice About Your Unconscious Mind
In the new NPR program, correspondent Shankar Vedantam connects rigorous science with people’s everyday experiences
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Winning Really Does Taste Sweet, Because Emotions Change Taste Perception
A study of hockey fans sampling ice cream may offer clues to the origins of emotional eating disorders
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Scientists Replicated 100 Psychology Studies, and Fewer Than Half Got the Same Results
The massive project shows that reproducibility problems plague even top scientific journals
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Six Children’s Books That Use Psychological Techniques to Help Kids
The sleep-inducing “The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep” has become a mega bestseller. But it’s not the only story to lean on psychology
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Psychopaths Might Be Immune to Contagious Yawning
The less empathetic someone is, the less likely they are to yawn back.
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Want a Satisfying Sex Life? Try Being a Better Parent
Data suggest that splitting childcare duties often produces happier, more sexually satisfied couples
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Search Engines Can Sway Undecided Voters
New research uncovers “the search engine effect” and its potential to influence election outcomes
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IBM’s Tone Analyzer Could Save You From Sending That Awkward Email
The new service, part of IBM’s Watson artificial intelligence system, scans emails for emotions like cheerfulness or negativity
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A Hotter Climate May Boost Conflict, From Shootings to Wars
In this episode of Generation Anthropocene, scientists explore the link between rising temperatures and aggression
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How Time, Space and Authority Figures Influence Your Moral Judgment
A study of how people respond to outrageous acts suggests that our sense of crime and punishment is surprisingly flexible
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