Mind & Brain
The Misunderstood Penis
Gordon Gallup sets the record straight on the semen displacement theory
Bering in Mind
A research psychologist's curious look at human behavior
Mind & Brain
Women Really Are More Socially Aggressive Than Men (With Apologies to Jezebel.com)
Like it or not, men and women evolved different kinds of violent minds
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The “Bitch” Evolved: Why Girls Are So Cruel to Each Other
Researchers study the natural foundations of female social aggression
Mind & Brain
Armpit Psychology: The Science of Body Odor Perception
Researchers explore how other people's smells are processed by our brains
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What’s Your Story? The Psychological Science of Life History Research
How we "spin" our self-narratives can reveal our hidden personalities
Mind & Brain
Are Very Young Children Stuck in the Perpetual Present?
Psychologists examine how the self becomes a "character" extended in time
Mind & Brain
Intoxicating Studies: The Effects of Alcohol on Social Behavior
Psychologists examine how drinking motivates philosophizing, dating, vandalizing, and more
Mind & Brain
Religious Ideas Burrow into Brains
Cognitive scientists explain how supernatural concepts migrate between minds
Mind & Brain
Creationism Feels Right, but That Doesn’t Make it So
Psychological researchers suggest that evolutionary thinking is unnatural
Mind & Brain
How the Mind Works (in a Cemetery)
People are more intolerant of outsiders when reminded of their mortality
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