Relationship science can weigh in on whether you’re with a winner.
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If there were a Keltner List for relationships – as for induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame – what would be on it? A relationship scientist draws on psychology research to help you assess your love.
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Flirting with danger with each trick, freeskiers and snowboarders must learn to manage the emotions of such a daredevil sport.
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LSD is far safer than alcohol or tobacco, so why don’t drug laws reflect it?
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ATMs, self-scan checkouts, automated calls, digital therapists … no wonder we’re all lonely.
Just because everyone else is doing it…
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Adolescents have important developmental work to do. Despite what worried grownups think, taking needless risks isn’t the goal for teens. Being risky is part of exploring and learning about the world.
Lil’ Kim performs during the 2015 BET Awards in Los Angeles, Calif.
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The longing for lighter skin remains a taboo topic in African-American communities.
Kurt Cobain’s song lyrics were loved by many.
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New research shows that people with depression use words such as ‘always’, ‘nothing’ or ‘completely’ more often than others.
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Suppressing thoughts about cigarettes, alcohol and chocolate are only going to make you crave them more.
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Increasing the public’s awareness of mental health issues rings hollow when vital services are crumbling.
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Ingvar Kamprad’s Ikea revolutionised retail by popularising flat-pack furniture and building maze-like stores.
Some people have unusual attractions to specific age groups.
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Psychologists don’t know much about why people have age-based sexual attractions – such as pedophilia – or how best to help people not act on sexual interests in children.
It’s ok to let a little anger show in the workplace but you shouldn’t let it all out, research says.
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Anger can help you in negotiations but it might get you fired if you don’t learn your triggers and how to control it.
Although measures of teen and adult happiness dropped during the high unemployment rates of the Great Recession, it didn’t rebound when the economy started to improve.
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Changes in how we’re spending our free time is a likely culprit.
The answer has long eluded scientists.
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Creative people seem to possess a unique connection between three brain networks that typically work separately.
Don’t give up on dry January.
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The human brain is ‘programmed’ to believe in Blue Monday. But here’s how to turn it into Happy Monday.
The Philadelphia Eagles’ defense has allowed only 33 points over its past four games.
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Does the Eagles’ vaunted defense give them an edge? Cal State Northridge’s sport psychology lab ran a regression analysis to test the popular adage.
Institutional betrayal can lead to real psychological and physical harm.
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In sexual harassment cases, schools and workplaces often harm those that they claim to protect. These tips can help them avoid those painful mistakes.
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When people talk about values what do they really mean?
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Being happy involves not shying away from pain, misery or distress.
Transgender U.S. Army captain Jennifer Sims lifts her uniform.
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Here’s the research that explains why President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender military service was so easily struck down.