Robb G. Best5 days ago3 minThe Mistake We Make When We Estimate Others' PainAt some point in your life, you have likely been asked to estimate your current pain level on a scale of one to ten. Sounds relatively...
Robb G. BestMar 123 minAltruism During the Pandemic Linked to Common RootQuick, how likely would you be to: Follow the World Health Organization guidelines on social distancing and hygiene? Donate your own...
Robb G. BestSep 24, 20202 minPTSD May Double Chances of DementiaA new study, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, is the first-ever global meta-analysis on the possible link between...
Robb G. BestSep 10, 20202 minThe Over-the-Counter Medicine That Increases Your Risk-TakingWe tend to think of our personalities as pretty fixed and stable. We divide ourselves into introverts and extroverts, dreamers and...
Robb G. BestSep 4, 20202 minThe Simplest Crime Reform You'll Ever Hear AboutAccording to the Innocence Project, false eyewitness reports play a role in roughly 70% of wrongful convictions. Witnesses to crimes are...
Robb G. BestAug 13, 20202 minThe Smiling HackIn the middle of a pandemic, with economic and political unrest growing everywhere and the promise of an ugly election cycle coming up,...
Robb G. BestJun 19, 20202 minFear of Police Brutality Differs Among Races, Study FindsAccording to a recently published nationwide study by two professors at the University of South Florida, Black people are five times more...
Robb G. BestJun 11, 20202 minThe Loneliness EpidemicThere'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...
Robb G. BestApr 23, 20202 minPersonality PredictorsCan you predict what someone's personality will be like based on their infant behavior? A new study funded by the National Institutes of...
Robb G. BestApr 16, 20203 minMental Health in a Time of QuarantineIt 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...
Robb G. BestApr 2, 20202 minDead Certain: The Dangers of Skepticism in a COVID-19 WorldBy now, all our lives have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Events have been canceled. Movie theaters and restaurants stand empty....
Robb G. BestMar 26, 20202 minObligation During Social DistancingAs Covid-19 forces us indoors, people are more and more relying on their social circles, for favors big and small. William Chopik,...