Psychology

In a bygone era, the macho stereotype of the maverick doctor bucking convention, or the Marine running toward danger rather than away from it, inspired young men to want to be bold. No longer. Modern…

The sons of fathers with criminal records tend to have less intelligence than sons of fathers with no criminal history, according to data from over 1 million Swedish men compiled as part of the…

It's that time of year again. The days are shorter and nights are colder and with that comes people blaming bad moods and symptoms of depression on the decreased amount of daylight, saying, “Oh…

Not as simple as black and white. Fred Bchx, CC BY-NC-SA By Ian Rickard, Durham University Evolutionary psychology, the field that uses the process of natural selection to provide a theoretical…

Our culture tells women there's something wrong with them if they don't orgasm. Gustavo Gomes/Flickr, CC BY-NC By Sally Hunter, University of New England A recently published Italian study suggesting…

Shifting descriptions of schizophrenia. Shutterstock By Huw Green, City University of New York In an attempt to move away from the traditional language used to describe psychosis and schizophrenia,…

Fantasies shouldn't be confused with wishes or behaviors. conrado/Shutterstock By Christian Joyal, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) Can we use unusual sexual fantasies to identify sexual…

There is a perception that 'the wealthy' are opposed to more taxes and income redistribution in America. But the wealthy already pay an alarming amount in taxes and 47% remain loyal to tax-cutting…

What will it take to convince skeptics of global warming that the phenomenon is real? Droughts, floods and heat waves will begin to change minds. But is attributing every weather event to climate…

Americans may recall the 'threat warning level' system that came into being after the terrorist attacks on the Wall Trade Center on September 9th, 2011. It was a color coded with 5 levels. But it…