Ripped from today’s headlines.
Extreme liberals and conservatives might not agree on much, but here’s something they have in common: the further to the right or left they are, the more convinced they are of their own superiority. In a study published in Psychological Science, researchers attempting to study “intellectual humility”—that is, the degree … Read More
We’re sorry to depress you, but here it goes: according to some senior citizens who’d better damn well be lying, all the most important memories of your life are made by the time you’re twenty-five. Well, according to the seniors and the psychologists researching them, anyway. Their study, published in … Read More
Despite what Ayn Rand devotees think (or assume, because “think” is a bit of a strong word for Objectivism), empathy plays and important role in our society—in the sense that without empathy, we probably wouldn’t have a society at all. However, empathy has an egocentric factor too, in that our … Read More
Do you know someone who thinks that they’re at less risk of skin cancer than other sunbathers, thinks that they’ll be able to pick up the guitar after a few short lessons, or who thought they were going to make money with Facebook stock? They may have a condition called … Read More
Does constantly seeing and hearing about bombings on the news stress you out? Here’s a suggestion: after you’ve heard it once, turn the news off. Sifting through all the grisly details will only stress you out? By how much? According to a study published in PNAS, people who experienced the … Read More
