Want Better Sleep? Practice Optimism
Welcome back to our Sleep Series, a string of blog posts about the role of sleep in our lives, including the benefits of achieving enough...
The Secret to Learning: Space
Pretty much everyone has something they wouldn't mind learning, whether it's a new language, a dance move, or just a way to memorize all...
The Furry Robot Factor
Image source: Gurion University of the Negevl. As many pet owners know, in hard times, it can be very helpful to have a furry little...
Fear of Police Brutality Differs Among Races, Study Finds
According to a recently published nationwide study by two professors at the University of South Florida, Black people are five times more...
The Loneliness Epidemic
There's an epidemic sweeping the world, and it's not the one you think. A new paper published in the Trends in Cognitive Sciences journal...
When Google is Your Doctor, Beware
Feeling a bit sick? Wondering if you're coming down with something? If your first instinct is to turn to Google for a little...
Stay Sharp: Eat Your Flavonoids
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias can have devastating effects. Neuroscience is searching for ways to offset, delay, or prevent...
Accessing Your Body's Natural Painkillers
Welcome back to our Sleep Series, a string of blog posts about the role of sleep in our lives, including the benefits of achieving enough...
Personality Predictors
Can you predict what someone's personality will be like based on their infant behavior? A new study funded by the National Institutes of...
Mental Health in a Time of Quarantine
It will probably not come as a surprise to you that life during a pandemic can be challenging for one's mental health. Even the CDC...
