A new study published in Psychological Science has found that racial minorities face challenges when building connections on social media, and these challenges persist across political affiliations. The researchers conducted a large-scale field experiment on
Do you ever feel frustrated by the endless pursuit of happiness? If so, you’re not alone—and there may be scientific reasons behind your feelings. A recent study in Psychological Science calls into question whether making
Did the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement measures reduce immigrant crime rates as promised? A study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggests otherwise, revealing that immigrant arrests remained largely unaffected by stricter policies. By analyzing
Source: Picture generated with AI 10/30/24 Perhaps the tritest advice in self-help books over the past two decades is that we should not be afraid to fail. Failure is held up as a motivator, a
Is autism a risk factor for conspiracy thinking, or could it actually protect against it? A study in Cognitive Neuropsychiatry set out to explore these contrasting ideas, finding that autism does not seem to influence
A new study in Computers in Human Behavior has found that the seemingly harmless act of “phubbing”—ignoring others to check one’s phone—can have surprising social consequences. Researchers discovered that being phubbed makes people feel uncertain
