Psychology

  1. Health & Medicine

    Signs of sleep debt found in the blood

    When rats and people skimp on sleep, fats and acids involved in metabolism dwindle.

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  2. Psychology

    Emotions go unnamed for some with eating disorders

    A portion of women with eating disorders have a separate problem recognizing their own emotions, a condition called alexithymia.

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  3. Tech

    Using Facebook ‘likes,’ computer pegs people’s personalities

    Using limited data from Facebook, computers can outdo humans in assessing a user’s openness, neuroticism and other personality traits.

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  4. Science & Society

    Attitude, not aptitude, may contribute to the gender gap

    Does talent or hard work matter most? A new survey suggests an emphasis on genius predicts how many women end up in a field of study.

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  5. Psychology

    ‘Survival of the Nicest’ demonstrates altruism all around

    Selfishness is not the rule in human society, new book argues.

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  6. Oceans

    Feedback

    Readers discuss oil spills, the dangers of fracking and what teams need to succeed on long space missions.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Hallucinated voices’ attitudes vary with culture

    Culture puts good or bad spin on voices heard by people with schizophrenia.

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  8. Planetary Science

    Preparing for disaster, celebrating success

    Science cannot prevent all disasters or solve all the problems they spawn, but it can point to the best ways to prepare, making disasters less damaging than they might otherwise be

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  9. Psychology

    Right questions could help spot devious air passengers

    Training airport security agents to ask detail-oriented questions of travelers may help unmask liars.

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  10. Psychology

    Rigors of Mars trip make teamwork a priority

    It’s going to take a different kind of mental approach to travel to Mars and back: less individuality, more collaboration and adaptability. Astronauts are being tested to prepare for such a mission.

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  11. Psychology

    With a tap on the back, researchers create ghostly sensation

    Experimentally induced illusion probes supernatural experiences, hallucinations.

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  12. Psychology

    Mastering the art of self-control

    Walter Mischel, the psychologist behind the marshmallow test, discusses his new book on self-control and willpower.

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