Anxiety itself is not a mental illness. It’s a normal, adaptive emotion that helps us respond to perceived threats. Anxiety ...

Could it be that the best way to define a field is to ask not about its biggest findings, but instead about its biggest questions? Warren Berger has me wondering. Ever since starting his insightful ...

When you try to understand people and explain why they do what they do, what frame do you use? The most common, intuitive (and highly useful) approach is the “belief-desire” frame. That is, people in ...

We like to believe that bad choices come from bad intentions. It is a comforting idea because it keeps our sense of self intact. Psychology tells a different story. Most harmful decisions are made by ...

If a stranger offered you a free cookie, you might well eat it. But what if they offered to also give you $2? You might politely decline and walk away thinking, “Something smells fishy.” In a study ...

New research compares evolutionary psychology and gender hierarchy theories to explain workplace sexual harassment. It finds ...