Behavior
Embracing the Mess
Individuals often overestimate how harshly others judge a messy, chaotic life
Latest Mind And Brain Stories
Robotics
Want to Get Humans to Trust Robots? Let Them Dance
A performance with living and mechanical partners can teach researchers how to design more relatable bots
Mental Health
COVID Is Driving a Children’s Mental Health Emergency
Deaths of parents and other terrible experiences have hurt hundreds of thousands, so new initiatives are trying to help families in pain
Neuroscience
People Love the Brain for the Wrong Reasons
Our fascination with brain-based explanations of psychology arises from intuitive ideas about the separation of mind and body—ideas unsupported by science
Creativity
Spark Creativity with Thomas Edison’s Napping Technique
Waking yourself from the twilight state just before sleep may help you to solve a challenging problem, a study shows
Behavior
This Protein Could Boost Brain Function without Exercise
An exercise pill might one day produce health gains without the exertional pain
Mental Health
Expanding Mental Health Care Is a Medical Necessity
The COVID pandemic made a long-standing problem even more urgent
Neuroscience
How Brains Seamlessly Switch between Languages
Bilingual people engage the same brain region that monolingual individuals use to put together words—even when combining different languages
Behavior
The Psychological Differences between Those Who Love and Loathe Black Friday Shopping
Some people are more “task-oriented,” while others focus more on making social connections
Psychology
‘Constructive Arguing’ Can Help Keep the Peace at Your Thanksgiving Table
People with different perspectives don’t have to butt heads
