Working-memory games can make people much better at the task they practice, but meta-analyses and a two-year study find little evidence…
By Mind & Matter · Aug 11, 2026
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Neuroscience, psychology, and the science of how we think and act.
Across eight experiments, people performing small acts of kindness underestimated how good recipients would feel, partly because givers…
By Lachlan Brown · Aug 11, 2026
Psychology suggests adults who prefer eating alone at restaurants aren't lonely or antisocial, they've learned that a meal without…
By Mind & Matter · Aug 11, 2026
The gender equality paradox has a disquieting finding at its centre
By Lachlan Brown · Aug 11, 2026
The 2025 World Happiness Report found people underestimate community kindness
By Lachlan Brown · Aug 11, 2026
Thought of the day from French philosopher Simone Weil: "Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity"
By Mind & Matter · Aug 11, 2026
The idea that performing strong boundaries will instantly attract high-value women falls apart under the research
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Aug 11, 2026
Real science backs the idea that your energy is your most important resource, but not the popular version
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Aug 11, 2026
There is no single thing women find attractive, but averaged across dozens of cultures the research keeps landing on the same unglamorous…
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Aug 11, 2026
A 2024 meta-analysis found a small achievement advantage for handwritten lecture notes, but the headline-making EEG study did not test…
By Lachlan Brown · Aug 11, 2026
People who reread the same books are not refusing novelty
By Lachlan Brown · Aug 11, 2026
A 2025 study in Scientific Reports found that pet owners who leaned on animals as a substitute for human company were not less lonely for it
By Lachlan Brown · Aug 10, 2026