An experiment in Germany looking into the effects of extracurricular activities listed in job applicants’ resumes found that ...

A selection of science-based books from the year that together shine new light on who we are and why we think and act as we do.

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Your eyes may reveal when your brain is working overtime. Researchers found that people blink less when trying to understand ...

People instinctively mimic others’ facial expressions, but new research shows we do this far more with joyful faces than with sadness or anger—and that the intensity of mimicry predicts how much we ...

You don’t need to make dramatic life changes to improve wellbeing. A simple mindset change can help maintain long-term ...

Summary: Researchers have developed AI-generated “visual anagrams” — images that transform into entirely new objects when rotated — to explore how the brain processes perception. Unlike traditional ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Former Macalester College animal laboratory workers joined distinguished alumni and more than 130 mental health professionals and animal welfare experts to call on Macalester ...

The following four experiments shattered my perceptions about how the mind works. Shattered. I used to think I knew my mind. I believed that I truly understood how it works. But when I read about ...