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Over the past two decades, the proportion of those who identify as bisexual increased from 1.2% to 4.5%.
Since 2012, the amount of time that teenagers spend socializing in person has plummeted. Is it a coincidence that depression is more common?
Research suggests that employees with criminal records are far less likely to quit their jobs, perhaps due to a greater sense of loyalty.
A photographer captured Bern’s eclectic and charming feline structures.
The key to its success lies not in its understanding of technology, but in its understanding of human nature.
The fear of deep bodies of water may be evolutionarily ingrained.
To advance the gender-affirming healthcare of all those who transition, we must also understand the nature and causes of those who detransition.
For linguists, the uniqueness of the Basque language represents an unsolved mystery. For its native speakers, long oppressed, it is a source of pride.
Centuries ago, the typical British coffeehouse was more like a "school without a master" than a place to grab a quick boost of caffeine.
The Foo Fighters are at the dead center of the map, so all the other bands are happier, sadder, angrier, or hornier.
"In witness whereof, the parties hereunto have set their hands to these presents as a deed on the day month and year hereinbefore mentioned."
If you think you know what sex, gender, and "the right thing to do" for trans youth and adults are, be sure it agrees with actual science.
Bram Stoker's mother survived a terrible cholera outbreak and recounted the ghastly scenes to her son years later.
A philosophy of birth can offset the prevailing narrative around extinction and mortality.
"Groupthink" gets a bad rap. In reality, we need groups to focus our thinking and to build on the ideas of others.
John Templeton Foundation
We commonly stereotype psychopaths as criminals, but there are probably more in upper management.
Walking is rarer in the U.S. compared to similar nations. It is also deadlier: Nearly 7,500 pedestrians were killed in 2021.
Germans are masters of building cars, cooking brats — and sitting while peeing.
If you think everyone around you is terrible, the joke may be on you.
Claims of a "loneliness epidemic" aren't based on robust data. Loneliness might be a problem, but it's not worse than it was in the past.
The researchers rebuked writers, scholars, and public figures for lazily perpetuating the notion of widespread gender bias in academic science.
Rather than sending serial killer art to auctions, it should be sent to abnormal psychologists for research.
Wealthier in resources; poorer in time.
How humans came to feel comfortable among strangers, like those in a café, is an under-explored mystery.
John Templeton Foundation
Uncover the high cost of raising a family and discover strategies to make it more manageable and rewarding.
Million Stories
One hypothesis: "gossip traps."
You can’t spot a liar just by looking — but psychologists are zeroing in on methods that might actually work.