This Holiday Season, Spend on Doing Rather Than Having
Research shows that paying for experiences instead of material possessions will give you greater and more enduring satisfaction
MIND Guest Blog
Commentary invited by editors of Scientific American Mind
When Doctors Diagnose Danger
It might seem like a no-brainer to inform the authorities and potential victims if a patient threatens violence, but it's not that simple
It's Okay That You Don't Like Mornings--Your Memory Probably Doesn't Either
How sleep, circadian rhythms and chronotype affect your ability to remember
Is Trump Driving Recruits to ISIS?
Research in social psychology suggests that the answer is probably yes
How Community Mental Health Care Can Make a Major Difference
The deinstitutionalization of people with mental illness restored their rights, but caused plenty of problems as well
How Kids Catch Our Social Biases
The nonverbal messages we send, sometimes unconsciously, can play a surprisingly large role
How to Overcome Unconscious Bias
We all have prejudices we're not even aware of—but they don't have to govern our behavior
Think Trump Will Be More Inclusive after Winning?
Behavioral research suggests the answer is probably no
The Road to Pseudoscientific Thinking
How to prevent the most salient feature from being the least informative
Why We Think We Can Keep Those New Year's Resolutions
When we think about taking action sometime in the future, we tend to neglect the constraints we’ll face when the future actually arrives
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