Behavioural Sciences
The Impulse to Share Lowers Our Ability to Spot Fake News
Behavioural Sciences
Are you a shark or a teddy? How understanding conflict styles can help you overcome fights with friends and family
Psychology can help us understand the breakdown of relationships and what factors make resolution likely, but recognizing how we fight is also key.
SDG 03: Good Health and Well-Being
Here’s How Better Sleep Habits Boost Your Life Expectancy
Data Science
Here's why we need more sleep in winter
Seasonality in animal sleep is well known, but is it the same for humans? A new study of people being monitored for sleeping problems may hold the answers.
Behavioural Sciences
Charted: How life expectancy is changing around the world
The global life expectancy gap is closing, with Asia catching up with Europe and North America. Africa is the only region lagging behind, reports Statista.
Mental Health
Four habits of happy people – as recommended by a psychologist
To improve your happiness, you must tend to have strong relationships, good physical health and regularly contribute to your community, says a psychologist
Mental Health
How to recover from a layoff, according to positive psychology
Layoffs are affecting multiple sectors − but experts explain how positive psychology can help people recover and build back stronger after being let go.
Behavioural Sciences
Risk Compensation: The Safer You Feel, The More Risks You’ll Take
Mental Health
Here's the science behind procrastination
Given that procrastination causes stress and anxiety, why are most of us still prone to it? An academic explains this universal and irrational delay tactic.
United States
Fatherhood changes men’s brains, according to a new study
As fathers devote more time to childcare, a recent study shows how dads' brains actually change between the prenatal stage and the postpartum stage.
Mental Health
Early failure can boost success later in creative careers - here's how
Failure early in our career can make us doubt if we're are on the right path. Yet for many creatives, it can lead to later success, argues a lecturer in music.
Behavioural Sciences
These 5-to-9 habits could be hurting your 9-to-5 productivity
What you do in the evening can impact how the next day runs, according to productivity experts. Here are 4 evening habits they suggest it's best to avoid.