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Education, Skills and Learning
Reading to improve language skills? Focus on fiction rather than non-fiction
People who read fiction tend to have better language skills than non-fiction readers. Governments should rethink prioritizing sciences over humanities.
Mental Health
New study shows that communicating your stress may make you more likeable
New research shows that the stress signals we communicate using our bodies, face and hands play a key role in how we build and maintain social networks.
Mental Health
Neuropsychologist explains the 'cognitive price' of mental health conditions
A recent study has found that mental disorders negatively impact our cognitive function, including deficits in memory, attention and processing speed.
Mental Health
Why do we feel guilt so easily and what function does it serve?
The purpose of guilt is to tell us that our moral standards have been compromised; psychological research shows it can have positive and negative impacts.
COVID-19
These are the COVID-19 habits that could be here to stay
As parts of the world emerge from the pandemic, researchers are wondering which of our new habits are here to stay, like how we view travel and work.
Ageing and Longevity
Our memories don't get worse as we age - just more cluttered, study suggests
As we age, our memories become cluttered with information that doesn't matter. But, as a result, older people can also be more creative, says new study.
Mental Health
Alzheimer's: Breakthrough technology discovers new possible cause of cognitive decline
Yale researchers have discovered that the destruction of brain synapses underlies the cognitive deficits experienced by patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
Circular Economy
Here's how much waste people in the EU produced in 2020
People in the EU generated an average of 505 kilogrammes of waste in 2020, up nearly 10% since 1995. Denmark and Luxembourg created the most municipal rubbish.
Behavioural Sciences
How behavioural experiments boost sustainable leadership
Behavioural experiments allow leaders to embed responsible and sustainable behaviours in their organisations, de-risk change and unlock human potential.
Arts and Culture
Struggling to solve a problem? Historian says that exposure to art could help
Art historian Amy Herman says that spending time with art can help us to improve our problem-solving skills, by transferring our observations into action
Data Science
How language affects how we think about numbers: new study
Researchers have found a relationship between the counting ability of Tsimane’ people and their ability to do matching tasks with numbers up to about 25.
Mental Health
Men and women perceive internal body signals differently. Here's what it means for their mental health
Men and women interpret 'interoceptive' signals differently. This important discovery could change the future of how mental health conditions are treated.
Mental Health
How can you live a healthy and fulfilled life? New study shares tips
A study by psychologists Doris Baumann and Professor Willibald Ruch finds pursuing fulfillment is not a luxury, but essential for our mental health.
COVID-19
How a meaningful conversation with a stranger can boost your wellbeing
A new study shows people are likely to underestimate how good they’ll feel after having a meaningful conversation with a stranger.
Global Health
Scientists uncover direct connection between touch and memory. This is why it matters
New research on the connection between external stimulation and personal memory could be pivotal in understanding how to treat neurological disorders.