How Learning Artistic Skills Alters the Brain
New research finds neural changes not only reflecting increased technical capacities, but also enhanced creativity.
Ideology Often Trumps Science, Especially Among Conservatives
Two carefully couched studies parse how our political views impact the way we respond to scientific findings.
We Prefer Merlot With a Hint of Altruism
New research finds consumers like products more if the companies that produced them are perceived as morally good.
Threaten My Group, and I’ll Belittle Your Science
New research from Germany helps explain why people attempt to discredit scientific findings in online comments.
Time-as-Money Mindset Decreases Green Behaviors
New research finds paying people an hourly wage, or otherwise getting them to think in time-as-money terms, makes them less likely to act in environmentally friendly ways.
Childhood Exposure to Good Food Inspires Healthy Eating Later in Life
A study finds college kids like foods they were served as children—even if they hated them at the time.
Americans Overestimate Class Mobility
New research finds we believe class boundaries are more porous than they are in reality.
Drinking Stimulates Consumption of High-Fat Foods
Why did you eat that whole bag of chips? Blame the alcohol you used to wash them down.
To Heighten Creativity, Take a Good Look at Your Selves
Pondering your various social roles can stimulate innovative thinking.
Placebo Power: The Superior Efficacy of ‘Expensive’ Fake Drugs
New research finds people suffering from Parkinson’s responded more strongly to a placebo if it was described to them as an expensive drug.