3+ hour, 30+ min ago  (1127+ words) As these conversational algorithms take a more active role in mediating communication, it raises a question about how people respond to a machine acting on behalf of another human. Interactions online are increasingly text-based, meaning algorithms will likely play a…...

7+ hour, 27+ min ago  (778+ words) A participant in Stanley Milgram's experiment, featured in the 1962 documentary "Obedience." The teacher was instructed to read a list of word pairs to the learner and test their memory. For every incorrect answer, the teacher had to administer an electric…...

20+ hour, 54+ min ago  (355+ words) A new study published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences has found that narcissism and perfectionism are more closely linked in everyday life than previously thought, with moment-to-moment changes in these traits shaping how people think and feel. Led…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (879+ words) One of these breakdown products is a molecule called MDA. MDA is psychoactive in its own right and has a history of limited psychiatric exploration. Both substances fall into a broad category of drugs known as entactogens, which roughly translates…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (857+ words) Trying harder on an intelligence test does not actually improve your score'PsyPost Asking people to exert more effort on a test of mental ability does not actually improve their score. A recent study published in Intelligence & Cognitive Abilities found that…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (342+ words) As the rapid development of artificial intelligence systems (AI) is visibly transforming how people work and lead their lives, extensive debates are ongoing about what the large-scale impact of AI technologies on the human culture and society will be. Researchers…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (875+ words) Human brains track time across many different scales. We rely on circadian rhythms to manage our daily sleep cycles, and we require rapid neural mechanisms to process sensory information in fractions of a millisecond. The current study focuses on interval…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (555+ words) China began a massive expansion of its high-speed rail network in 2010. This rapid development, combined with the country's aging demographic, offered scientists a unique opportunity to test whether modern transportation systems influence the cognitive health of older citizens. The researchers…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (489+ words) Truthful messages are more persuasive and more likely to be shared than false ones, according to new research published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. The findings, drawn from four large experiments, challenge the widespread belief that misinformation…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (889+ words) These findings challenge a popular idea known as Moral Foundations Theory. This older framework proposes that conservatives and liberals rely on entirely different mental mechanisms to make moral judgments, suggesting liberals care mostly about harm and fairness, while conservatives uniquely…...