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The Effect of Body Shaming on the Ability to Feel Pleasure

Body shaming—criticizing or demeaning someone’s appearance, overtly or covertly—robs people of the ability to experience pleasure, desire, and joy.

"The way positive reinforcement is carried..." - B. F. Skinner

"The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount." — B. F. Skinner

New PTSD treatment shows 68% remission rate in clinical trial

A newly FDA-cleared PTSD treatment achieved a 68% remission rate and a 52% average reduction in symptoms during a clinical trial. Here's how it works.

The psychological bias keeping U.S. drug laws out of step with science

Telling Americans how harmful alcohol and tobacco really are reduced their support for keeping those substances legal. But giving similar expert ratings for less harmful illegal drugs, such as LSD...

Netflix’s the New Stanford Prison Experiment

Does a 2026 reimagining via a reality television series on Netflix have anything new to add to the Stanford prison experiment conversation?

What is ‘circadian depression’?

Scientists suggest one in four people with depression could fall into new subtype linked to a disrupted body clock

People who favor science over religious dogma are surprisingly open to believing in ghosts and magic

As traditional religious affiliations decline, supernatural beliefs are not vanishing. A new survey reveals that people who favor secular reasoning over religious authority often hold magical or...

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How psychedelics could deliver antidepressant benefits without hallucinogenic effects

Could psychedelics become a new generation of treatments for depression and other psychiatric disorders? This question is no longer confined to basic research. Several therapies based on classical...

Beautiful landscapes may briefly put the brakes on the brain's movement system

Beauty has long been described as something that makes us pause and look. Neuroscientists in Italy tested that idea by recording brain activity while people viewed nature photos, and found signs that...

Lines, Bars, and Understanding Data

When visualizing data, scientists often choose bar graphs or line graphs interchangeably. A new study suggests bar graphs may be generally harder to interpret.

News coverage of psilocybin often outpaces the science, systematic review finds

Researchers compared 70 psilocybin trial publications with 172 news articles. Both reported positive results at similar rates, but news coverage tended to present the benefits as established and...

AI cracks a 27-year-old pillar of computer science, OpenAI and Anthropic claim

The result, one of three major claims from OpenAI, raises questions about sharing of AI-generated work

"The more you know yourself, the more..." - Erik Erikson

"The more you know yourself, the more patience you have for what you see in others." — Erik Erikson

Why Are We So Obsessed with Elizabeth Holmes?

Our fascination with 'You Can See Everything' is driven by a craving for cosmic justice, corporate accountability, and voyeurism.