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Does Hand Preference Shape Your Personality?

December 29, 2025

Ever wondered if being left-handed or right-handed affects your personality? A big study with over 26, 000 teens from England and Wales tried to find out. Most research on this topic has been small and didn't consider differences between boys and girls. This time, researchers looked at a huge group

health

How Worrying Affects How We Learn From Good And Bad Experiences

December 12, 2025

People who worry a lot might learn differently from others. This isn't just about learning to fear things, but also about learning when things are safe. Researchers wanted to see if those who worry more generalize fear and safety differently than those who worry less. In two experiments, they used

education

How Different People Understand Their Feelings

November 1, 2025

Emotional awareness is a big deal. It helps us get along with others and understand ourselves better. A tool called the Levels of Emotional Awareness Scale (LEAS) has been around since 1990. It measures how well people can recognize and understand their own emotions and those of others. A recent st

science

Why People Join Conspiracy Groups: It's Not What You Think

August 29, 2025

People don't join conspiracy groups because they are stupid or easily fooled. It's more about finding a sense of belonging and support. A recent study followed people as they got more involved in these groups. Researchers spent five years talking to members, joining online chats, and going to meetin

education

Why We Avoid Knowing Ourselves: The Curious Case of Self-Feedback

June 25, 2025

People often want to see themselves in a good light. This desire can lead to some interesting choices when they get feedback about themselves. For example, they might hear how others see them. This feedback can be helpful, but it can also make them feel bad. So, they might choose to ignore it. This

education

Why Feeling Inadequate Might Make Us Follow the Crowd

June 13, 2025

The notion that feeling inadequate can push people to follow the crowd has been around for a while. In the mid-20th century, researchers explored this idea. They found that when people felt incompetent, they were more likely to conform. However, these findings are quite old. So, the question arises:

health

Merging Minds: A Look at Combined Approaches to Mental Health

May 26, 2025

The field of mental health has seen a significant shift since the 1970s. There is a growing interest in combining different methods to understand and treat mental health issues. This approach is known as integrative models. These models mix various theories and techniques to create a more comprehens

science

How Bad Times Shape Bad Behavior

May 17, 2025

Bad times can make people bad. That is the simple truth. People show different levels of nasty traits. These traits include selfishness and even psychopathy. It is a fact that how bad a society is can affect how bad the people in that society are. The study looked at many places. It looked at 1

technology

Bias in AI: What's Really Going On?

February 21, 2025

Ever thought that AI systems could be biased? Well, they can. Even if they pass tests that check for obvious bias, they can still have hidden biases. These biases are like the ones humans have, even if they claim to be fair. It's tricky to spot these hidden biases. As AI systems get more secretive,