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Leaders call for more rigor, replication results Is social psychology in a crisis? Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman sparked an online (and la... Read More

Decision may open door to more biotech drugs, cheaper testing In a unanimous decision Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that genes t... Read More

Researcher finds psychologically sound practitioners Whips and chains, handcuffs and other forms of bondage are usually considered a sign... Read More

What happens when scientists do wrong? In the search for truth and answers, scientists often get it wrong. That’s the way science works; ... Read More

Latest reports indicate that progress towards equal pay  has stagnated. Unequal pay based on gender has long been an unsolved problem ... Read More

Surveys show that people trust women more than men as caregivers. Whenever you talk about babysitting and who to hire to do such a job,... Read More

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Surgeon shows how not to present scientific findings World-famous surgeon Lazar Greenfield probably meant no harm. In a 2011 Valentine’s ... Read More

How do female judges differ from their male counterparts? The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is made up of 9 judges, 3 of ... Read More

Californian Napa happiest, Texas's Beaumont least positive We saw earlier at what time of day British tweeters usually feel good and b... Read More

There's a need to replace "romance" with rationality Today’s working environments usually require people to create teams. Many projects a... Read More

Women have a hard time switching social roles We usually show different sides of ourselves on the workfloor than we do when we're with ... Read More

Teaching our kids to ride a bike and make a profile. How many babies are you friends with on facebook? I've got about 8 within my frien... Read More

Nearly 70 years after it was sent, this rejection letter by Disney was found by Kevin Burg. It had belonged to his departed grandmother, who... Read More

One of the most important things in sustaining  a good relationship, and a sexual relationship for that matter, is good communication. ... Read More

Let's see if we know the whole world in six steps It's something you've probably heard about on a birthday party somewhere. That we are... Read More

Men and women pay attention to babies differently Human infants require a lot of care, and our evolution owes a lot of how well, and how ... Read More

Latest survey shows number of unmarried women having children keeps increasing. According to a study published this month by the US Cen... Read More

Deeper voices manage larger companies and make more money. It's sexier, we already knew that. But lower voices do more than just turning ... Read More

With 7 billion people, we can start making predictions. What's a typical person going to be in 2030? With 7 billion on the planet, how ... Read More

What does and does not attract followers on Twitter Twitter has a pretty bad reputation caused by a lot of people twittering about their ... Read More

Scientists found 23 words that are 15.000 years old What subjects were important for both modern humans and our ancestors? A new study... Read More

Criminology's only scientifically tested technique. In 1987, California strip club owner “Jimmy Casino” was shot three times in the ... Read More

Smithsonian study identifies first case of cannibalism during “starving time” Jamestown, Virginia, is known for a lot of firsts. First ... Read More

How open access paves the way for journals to trick scientists. He saw respected journals getting hijacked, bogus articles being publis... Read More

common lies people tell, common white lies,10 most common lies people tell... Read More

The nice guy paradox. It’s a familiar story: women who say they are looking to date a kind, sensitive and emotionally expressive guy oft... Read More

Patricia Brennan talks about reporting on science In a previous Getting the Science Right, we looked at the response by political reporters... Read More

Think you're an expert in multi-tasking? Big chance you're below average Calling in the car, listening to the tv while cooking, checking yo... Read More

Why open access is so important. An amusing explanation of the importance of open access to science. Just what United Academics is stri... Read More

Some epic moments in history were accompanied by quotes of greatness, others by clear understatements. Source: Myscienceacademy.org g... Read More

Frivolous spending or important basic science? Scientific research on the evolution of genitalia is not news (though each discovery has mad... Read More

About the everlasting human need to compete with peers. People who have more sex, usually feel better than those who do it less. It's j... Read More

Study points to evolution of male genitals While females are attracted to larger penises, their interest only extends to a degree and penis... Read More

French photographer Charles Fréger travelled through nineteen European countries to photograph the still-existing Pagan rituals. The imag... Read More