Adults who eat the same breakfast every morning, take the same route to work and order the same drink at every restaurant aren’t boring
By Lachlan Brown · Jul 22, 2026
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Neuroscience, psychology, and the science of how we think and act.
If you still write your grocery list on paper instead of on your phone, science says you have these 7 distinct traits
By Lachlan Brown · Jul 22, 2026
Thought by Carl Jung: "Loneliness does not come from having no people around, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem…
By Daniel Moran · Jul 22, 2026
There may be a hard ceiling on friendship, set not by our schedules but by the human brain itself
By Mal James · Jul 22, 2026
A type of protein damage chemists compare to bread turning brown in a toaster has been building up in human tissue for decades, and a new…
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Jul 21, 2026
NASA’s astronaut selection process goes far beyond résumés, intelligence and physical fitness
By Lachlan Brown · Jul 21, 2026
A reminder from Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius to live in the present
By Mal James · Jul 20, 2026
Psychology says people who feel emotionally lighter within minutes of arriving at the ocean aren’t imagining it
By Lachlan Brown · Jul 20, 2026
The feet may be the body’s quietest giveaway in conversation
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Jul 18, 2026
We treat steady eye contact as proof of honesty, but the science is messier
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Jul 18, 2026
The blood-brain barrier lets glucose and ketones cross freely, but blocks 98% of small-molecule drugs
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Jul 18, 2026
When researchers presenting at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference this week described a blood test that flags people 5 to…
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Jul 18, 2026