Teddy Bears Soften Pain of Social Exclusion
New research from Singapore suggests touching a stuffed animal can counteract the tendency of ostracized people to engage in antisocial behavior.
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What Is Torture? We Know It (Only) When We Feel It
What constitutes torture? New research finds the answer varies with the level of pain one is currently feeling.
Song Lyrics Reflect Our Narcissistic Age
New research finds a shift in emphasis in pop song lyrics over the decades, from “we” to “me.”
Death Anxiety Shapes Views on Evolution
New research suggests people reject evolutionary theory because, as a way to think about life and death, it doesn’t provide the emotional solace we seek.
Violence and Aggression Linked to Mating in Men’s Minds
A psychology study from Hong Kong suggests that, among men, the impulses to make love and war are deeply intertwined.
Is It Ever OK to Spank My Child?
Academics come to semantic blows over challenging the baby boom orthodoxy that physical punishment for children is always a bad idea.
Childhood Memories Provoke Charitable Behavior
New Harvard University research suggests childhood memories stimulate selflessness.
Study Links Facebook Use with Narcissism
New research from Australia suggests Facebook users are more extroverted and narcissistic than Internet users not plugged into the social network.
American Idolatry: So Bad You Just Gotta Be Good
Those tone-deaf belters humiliating themselves for our amusement help explain why we think we’re better than the experts.
A Chimp Couldn’t Have Created That Painting
New research finds even nonexperts can differentiate between masterful abstract art and similar works painted by a child or an animal. See for yourself with our enclosed art quiz.