If You Have Bad News for Someone, Just Tell It to Them Straight
A new study from Brigham Young University has concluded that there’s really only one good way to tell someone horrible…
In Another Lifetime, I Was a White Man: A Skeptic Meets Her Former Selves
It was a remarkably odd feeling to sit slumped over in an office arm chair, my coworkers watching me as I described my…
The Strange Case of Immigrant Children in Sweden, Who Become Comatose When Faced with Deportation
In the New Yorker, Rachel Aviv has written about “resignation syndrome,” an affliction specific to immigrant children…
Newest, Most Rigorous Study to Date Shows (Again) That Abortion Doesn't Cause Psychological Problems
The newest and largest U.S. study to date, following nearly 1,000 women over five years, shows that abortion doesn’t…
A Parapsychologist Once Donned a Sheet and Tried to Haunt an X-Rated Movie Screening
Picture this: It’s 1960. You’re settling in to enjoy an X-rated film at a local theater, minding your own business,…
Study: Sexy, Violent Ads Either Hurt the Product or Don't Work at All
Turns out every other Super Bowl commercial is a waste of everyone’s fucking time.
Self-Proclaimed Experts More Likely to Fall For Totally Bullshit Facts
A new study from researchers at Cornell and Tulane has found that know-it-alls who claim to know everything about…
Yes, You Can Choose to Be More Empathetic
It’s easy to think of empathy as something you’ve got or don’t got, but researchers contend that a new spate of…
How to Get Others to See You the Way You See Yourself
Each of us has a narrative we’re peddling about ourselves, an image we think we present to the world: he’s gracious and…
Male Serial Killers Are 'Hunters,' Female Serial Killers Are 'Gatherers'
A recent study from Penn State has put together a definitive profile of the average American female serial killer,…
If You Really Want to Change, Better Do It Before You're 30
The times they are a' changin', but, make no mistake: You aren't. Especially if you're over 30, because at that point…
Here's How to Never Lose An Argument Again
Are you ready to win an argument every time? Whether you're debating world peace, civil rights issues or who should…
Next Pixar Film Will Take Place Inside the Mind of an 11-Year-Old Girl
Pixar brass have broken their silence (or, you know, just started talking now because they weren't entirely sure…
Why We Love Tear-Jerkers
People! We love being entertained and, furthermore, we love being entertained by sad-as-fuck movies. But is there a…
Here's Why You're Wearing More Makeup Than Everyone Thinks You Need To
When you leave home ready to face the public having spent five minutes or 50, you have artfully negotiated a far more…
My Vagina Smells Like Shame
I had a friend in university who grew a moustache because he liked going down on women and retaining their scent the…
A Warning to All the Entitled Ladies: Your Sexism Might Be Showing
A recent study in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science examines the motivations that women have for…
Study: Anorexic Girls Also Have Autistic Traits
Scientists at Cambridge University have found that girls with anorexia possess traits that echo characteristics of…
NYU Prof to Obese PhD Applicants: Thanks, But No Fatties Allowed
Geoffrey Miller, an evolutionary psychologist from University of New Mexico, lecturer at NYU, and the academic giant…
Don't Have Sex With the Lady In Red, She Just Wants to Get Pregnant
The lady in red is dancing with you, cheek to cheek*, but only because she wants you (or anyone) to put a baby in her.