Walking lowers cortisol, lifting raises testosterone, dancing regulates your nervous system, and stretching can help you feel calmer in the…
By Nato Lagidze · Aug 6, 2026
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Neuroscience, psychology, and the science of how we think and act.
A study of more than 26,000 people found that night owls outperformed morning risers on memory, reasoning and processing speed—challenging…
By Lachlan Brown · Aug 6, 2026
After a single distraction — a text message, a Slack ping — research suggests it takes roughly 23 minutes on average to fully return to the…
By Lachlan Brown · Aug 6, 2026
Under the Hawaiian kapu system, which governed the islands until 1819, husbands and wives cooked at separate fires and never ate together…
By Daniel Moran · Aug 6, 2026
In a remote society in southwest China, property, surnames, and family leadership all pass through women
By Daniel Moran · Aug 6, 2026
A psychologist at the University of Michigan found that people who referred to themselves by name during stressful self-talk
By Jeanette Brown · Aug 6, 2026
Much of what we call owning the room turns out to live in the audience
Aug 6, 2026
Walking away without a word is really two different behaviors
Aug 6, 2026
A 2026 study of 202,898 people across 22 countries found three questions treated as measures of wellbeing told different stories
By Lachlan Brown · Aug 5, 2026
Research suggests the 1960s and 70s produced adults who could self-soothe, entertain themselves, and tolerate boredom
By Brendan Brown · Aug 5, 2026
A study of 730,000 Norwegian conscripts found the IQ gains of the 20th century reversed after 1975, falling by roughly seven points a…
By Lachlan Brown · Aug 5, 2026
A 2024 study spanning ten countries and over a thousand faces overturned a popular idea about beauty
By Daniel Moran · Aug 5, 2026