PsychologyJul 21, 2026
Psychologist reveals the number one habit that seems good, but secretly kills your motivation
Sometimes, the things that make us, and those around us, feel good can be working against us at the same time.
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PsychologyJul 21, 2026
Courage Is the Pivot Point Where Everything Changes
Posted July 21, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan The Greek poet Virgil said, "Fortune favors the bold." I first discovered this truism as an older teenager, and it has served me well through the years. As a high school…
PsychologyJul 21, 2026
Is “We the People” Still Possible?
Posted July 21, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley This month, as the United States celebrated its 250th anniversary, the immortal phrase âwe the peopleâ appeared on parade banners, in commemorative essays, in…
PsychologyJul 21, 2026
The Importance of Understanding Regret
Posted July 21, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan As a therapist, I hear a lot about regret. “If I had only…”. “I should have known…” “How could I have…” It has always struck me as a unique emotional state — a mix of…
PsychologyJul 21, 2026
Easing Household Tension Around Money After Divorce
Posted July 21, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk One of the most common emotions divorced parents experience, especially the spouse who was the lower- or non-earning spouse during the marriage, is tension around money…
PsychologyJul 21, 2026
Billions Spent on Alzheimer’s Drugs — Are We Seeing Real Results? (M)
Alzheimer's drugs can now clear amyloid build-up from the brain. But does that translate into real-world improvement?
PsychologyJul 21, 2026
When Death Awareness Changes How We See the Body
Posted July 21, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk The human body presents us with a psychological contradiction. It’s the source of movement, identity, pleasure, intimacy, and life itself... and yet it also ages, sweats…
PsychologyJul 21, 2026
Why Aggression Can Be Good for Therapy
Posted July 21, 2026 | Reviewed by Devon Frye "Events of mutual aggression are unavoidable in the course of a life lived together, but, by the same token, the possibility of their clarification and resolution carries…
PsychologyJul 21, 2026
Death Puts Life in Perspective
Posted July 21, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk Death has a very powerful way of putting living in perspective. My neighbor died last Thursday evening. Only 30 minutes earlier, he had been blowing leaves in his garden…
PsychologyJul 21, 2026
AI Has Memory and Humans Have Consequences
Posted July 21, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan Human intelligence and artificial intelligence don't differ simply in how they think. They differ in what happens after a thought is made. For years, I've called these two…
PsychologyJul 21, 2026
Can You Wake Up Speaking a Different Accent?
Updated July 21, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan When Kay Russell woke from a short nap one evening, she no longer sounded like herself. The 49-year-old from Gloucestershire had gone to sleep with her usual English…
PsychologyJul 21, 2026
Old Wine in New Pixels? Skeptcism About the Simulation Hypothesis
Updated July 21, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan If reality is a simulation, isn't the idea that reality is a simulation itself a simulation? Then reality must be real — correct? If only it were that simple. Every age…
PsychologyJul 21, 2026
1 Thing Your Relationship Needs More Than Chemistry
Posted July 21, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan Attraction in a relationship is a measure of intensity. That is, how strongly two people are drawn to each other, how quickly the connection forms and how much energy the…
PsychologyJul 21, 2026
How to Recognise Coercive Narrative
Posted July 21, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk Gaslighting, whereby someone undermines our belief in our own experiences, is now a familiar term, while other hurdles to personal knowledge have been overlooked. One of…
PsychologyJul 21, 2026
Why Losing a Child Shatters the World
Posted July 21, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk A couple sat across from me, both dressed in dark clothing and speaking quietly. Two years earlier, their young adult daughter had died in a bus accident while studying…
PsychologyJul 21, 2026
Watching too much TV in midlife may shrink the brain
Watching television very often in midlife may be linked to troubling brain changes decades later. In a study of about 1,700 adults, frequent TV viewers later showed smaller brain regions involved in memory…
PsychologyJul 21, 2026
Creativity and Curiosity Are Still Important in the Age of AI
Posted July 21, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan I’ve been wondering how our desire for output rather than quality is threatening our sense of meaning. What happens when fast fashion makes us feel momentarily trendy…
PsychologyJul 21, 2026
Gen Z is living in an intimacy economy, where connection is commodified | Alice Lassman
My generation is struggling to find safety in our human relationships. AI companionship is filling the gap“There are parts of myself I only share with my AI,” Jerome told me. “Your AI?” I asked.He was 27, three months…
PsychologyJul 21, 2026
When a teenager makes the ‘stupid choice’, their brain is working exactly as designed
If a young person trusts the system to deliver a just outcome, their brain’s urgent need for retribution is dialled down.
PsychologyJul 21, 2026
A criminal psychologist watched Lori Vallow's interview then noticed what everyone else missed
In this analysis, a criminal psychologist examines Lori Vallow Daybell's post-verdict interview with Briana Whitney, exploring the psychological themes, communication patterns, and behavioral cues ...
PsychologyJul 21, 2026
Psychology says people who sleep with one leg outside the blanket aren't weird, they may just be trying to regulate their body temperature
Psychology says people who sleep with one leg outside the blanket are usually responding to body temperature regulation. Whether someone sleeps fully covered or always lets one leg escape the blanket, ...
PsychologyJul 21, 2026
Don’t let AI steal all the joy: what scientists won’t give up to chatbots
With artificial-intelligence tools speeding up and taking on ever more steps in science, Nature canvassed opinions on tasks that readers would rather keep for themselves. Here is a snapshot of the responses. As a student…
PsychologyJul 21, 2026
Early parenting is associated with the development of neural reward responsiveness from childhood through adolescence
Reward responsiveness plays an important role in promoting health and well-being in youth. Understanding associations between early experiences and variation in the typical developmental trajectory of reward…
PsychologyJul 21, 2026
Could individual personality traits affect adherence to exercise as a public health intervention? A causal Mendelian randomization study using United Kingdom longitudinal survey data
Public health policy and clinical guidelines worldwide have stressed the importance of exercise for health and well-being. However, an increasing evidence-base shows that personality traits can impact individual…
PsychologyJul 21, 2026
Early postural dynamics reveal the rapid processing of fake social cues for deceptive actions in sports
Deceptive actions such as head fakes are a hallmark of interactive sports, yet it is not well understood how decisions and whole-body responses to head fakes unfold over time. In the present study, participants viewed…
PsychologyJul 21, 2026
Emotional and demographic profiles of climate change attitudes in the UK: implications for targeted communication
Despite broad scientific consensus, a large proportion of the UK population remain unconvinced of the reality of anthropogenic climate change. Segmentation research has increased understanding of attitudes towards…
PsychologyJul 21, 2026
Bimodal social capital associated with psychosocial profiles and brain network topology in a Japanese population
Social capital (SC) is a key determinant of well-being and social participation, yet the magnitude of its individual differences and their neurobiological bases remain poorly understood. Here we showed that social…
PsychologyJul 21, 2026
Nudging our better angels: are public sector workers more honest?
Are public sector workers more honest? Although an important question in public administration and the policy sciences, empirical results have been inconclusive. Current studies have largely relied on indirect methods…
PsychologyJul 21, 2026
Identification and validation of an explainable screening model of college students’ mental health with therapeutic strategy implications
Mental health issues, especially depressive symptoms, among young adults represent a public health challenge. Conventional psychological assessment tools have limited sensitivity and specificity for identifying…
PsychologyJul 21, 2026
The relationship between parenting styles and emotional competence in Chinese young children: a moderated mediation model
The development of young childrenâs emotional competence not only affects their current mental health and well-being but also has a profound impact on their future socialization, learning ability, and overall quality…