In a 2025 study of 2,203 Chinese university students, higher scores on a new people-pleasing scale tracked with more neuroticism and lower…
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Aug 1, 2026
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Why people reread familiar novels: research links chosen repetition with nostalgia and self-reflection
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Jul 31, 2026
In a 1998 experiment, insulted participants with high plain self-esteem scores showed no extra aggression, but insulted participants who…
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Jul 31, 2026
In Groningen, when researchers left a five euro note visible in a mailbox, 13 percent of passersby stole it if the box was clean, and 27…
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Jul 31, 2026
When psychologists at the University of Queensland tested 417 people on what underlies charisma, how fast someone answered questions like…
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Jul 31, 2026
In 1848 a single accident proved something no one wanted to believe, that the kindest, most reliable person you know is only ever one…
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Jul 27, 2026
Chosen solitude can lower emotional arousal, but cancelling plans has many possible explanations
By Lachlan Brown · Jul 24, 2026
7 habits of people who stay genuinely happy into their 70s
By Lachlan Brown · Jul 24, 2026
The longest study of human happiness ever run has followed the same people for more than 80 years—and its clearest finding isn't wealth…
By Lachlan Brown · Jul 23, 2026
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By Lachlan Brown · Jul 23, 2026
Seven capacities pet-directed speech may express, without proving a personality profile
By Lachlan Brown · Jul 23, 2026
5 research-backed ways to build a habit that actually lasts
By Mal James · Jul 23, 2026