Psychology

Bisexual, Polygyny: Controversial Evolutionary Psychologist Kanazawa Says He Knows Why Women Are Sexually Fluid

Controversial evolutionary psychologist  Dr. Satoshi Kanazawahas written a new evolutionary psychology paper arguing that women may have been evolutionarily designed to be sexually fluid, changing their sexual desires and identities from lesbian, to bisex ...

Article - News Staff - May 18 2016 - 7:54am

Shock Marketing Doesn't Work- That's Why New Cigarette Packaging Will Fail To Stop Smoking

Tobacco kills nearly half of all long-term smokers and in the UK alone accounts for the deaths of 100,000 people annually, according to the public health charity ASH. This is the harsh reality behind plain packaging for tobacco, which comes into force in ...

Article - The Conversation - May 19 2016 - 7:37am

Mass Killings: Extremism Or Insanity?

When someone shoots up innocent people, is that extremism or insanity? It often depends on if they are one of your own citizens. After studying the 2011 case of Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik, University of Missouri School of Medicine scholars are ...

Article - News Staff - May 24 2016 - 9:00am

When It Comes To Replicating Psychology Studies, Good Luck

Numerous confounding factors reduce the likelihood of replicating psychological studies, which are rarely replicated anyway. For example, the race of participants in an experiment or the geography of where the experiment was run can reduce the likelihood ...

Article - News Staff - May 24 2016 - 8:09am

Mindfulness Is Not A Waste Of Time

Mindfulness is about paying attention to the present moment in a non-judgmental way. The practitioner learns to avoid dwelling on the past or worrying about the future. This can be difficult, especially for people suffering from anxiety and depression, bu ...

Article - The Conversation - May 27 2016 - 10:27am

Sorry Social Psychology, Mating By Education Level Not Affecting Genetic Make-Up

We've seen increasingly bizarre claims from social psychologists and advocates with confirmation bias: American liberals are evolving into a different species, they have prettier children, conservatives are motivated by fear, and more.  One thing is ...

Article - News Staff - May 31 2016 - 7:28am

Food And Beverage Products Marketed By Musicians Are Unhealthy

You don't see a lot of celebrities advertising kale- which is okay, kale is not all that healthy, but at least it has a health halo. Not so for soda and other sugary drinks, fast food and sweets, and those are among the most common food and beverage ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 6 2016 - 1:55pm

Anxiety- Women, Young People Impacted Most

Anxiety may be a first world problem- and a young female one at that. A review of reviews (so calibrate your expectations) in Brain and Behavior finds that women are almost twice as likely to experience anxiety as men, and people from Western Europe and N ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 6 2016 - 11:15am

Eating In Moderation Varies By Individual

Though diet book authors claim they have a once-size-fits-all solution for weight gain, be it giving up sugar or salt or wheat, the fact is that we have the luxury of being able to eat in excess for a very low cost.  But 'do everything in moderation& ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 13 2016 - 12:03pm

Veneer Of Social Responsibility Drives Green Products

How can you buy a new car and still appear socially responsible? Make it a hybrid or electric car. The manufacturing strain on the environment is the same, and the energy production strain is worse because the energy density is far less than combustion, b ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 9 2016 - 12:59pm