This wasn’t just in my head. In a 2017 study led by the evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar, researchers at the University of Oxford found that nights out with friends support mental and emotional ...

Matthias Mehl, a social psychologist at the University of Arizona, who helped conduct the study, recently set out to replicate his findings with a larger data set: audio from more than two thousand ...

It’s not gene equals disease,” Valerie Reyna, a professor and neuroscience researcher at Cornell University, explained to me. Although a specific gene may elevate the risk for a particular ailment, ...

There’s a reason why no one ever talks about “the bad old days.” A nostalgic longing for bygone times—and a sense that the present doesn’t stack up well against the past—is a common ...

The award supplements the sabbatical allowance provided by each researcher’s institution for the 2026–2027 academic year, ...

You might think spending more time relaxing would make you happier.But recent research suggests that having more leisure time doesn’t necessarily make people more likely to rate their day as happy.

On “The Interview,” Laurie Santos, a cognitive scientist and a professor at Yale, says that Americans think about happiness in unique ways, and they have for a long time.

Neuroscientist Emily Finn often trawls Reddit for disagreements about television shows, movies, books or podcasts—any narratives that “evoke really different reactions in different people,” she ...

Frank Infurna first started thinking about the plight of middle-aged adults 10 years ago. He conducted a monthly survey, asking about their health, well-being, relationships, and life events. But it ...

Scientists who have shaped our understanding of clinical cognitive neuroscience, mental health, and racial biases are among the 12 recipients of the 2026 APS lifetime achievement awards. Since APS ...

In the wake of the replication crisis, statistical power has become one of the central issues in debates about the quality of research. The widespread use of tests with low power is seen as a key ...

Rich Uncle Pennybags winking through his monocle forever sticks in the minds of Monopoly players. Er, strike that—the board game’s iconic mascot (also known as Monopoly Man) has never worn a monocle.