The Countries That Store the Most (and Least) Photos on Their Phones Twenty years ago, people mostly took photos that were carefully timed and staged. Today, with gigabytes of storage on our phones, we snap continuously and without worry. Since … Continue reading Storing memories
The Upside of Eating Together The connections we make and the experiences we share over food are not limited to humans. As many people all over the country are busy shopping, preparing, and traveling to sit down for a meal … Continue reading Sharing a meal and oxytocin
Don’t Get Mad, but ‘Hangry’ Isn’t Really Angry The morning walk before a holiday meal can feel like an act of advance penance: a show of restraint before the feast, best performed under a pale sun, amid a lonely scatter … Continue reading Anger and emotion
One-off ketamine dose may reduce heavy drinking, say scientists It may sound like an unlikely route to abstinence, but scientists have found that a treatment involving a one-off shot of ketamine could help heavy drinkers substantially reduce alcohol consumption. The … Continue reading Drug rewrite memories
The Big Business of Unconscious Bias Recently, a story circulated within the diversity, equity and inclusion industry (D.E.I.), one that somehow didn’t go viral on social media: At an unnamed company, co-workers were taking their seats before a sensitivity training … Continue reading Behavioral training
Deal or dud?: The psychology of shopping the sales From bulk buying products you only needed one of, to ending up with a Christmas outfit for your cat and beard baubles for your mate, we’re probably all guilty of getting … Continue reading Retailers’ tricks
Drinking Alcohol Focuses Our Attention On The External Features Of Faces, With Implications For Eyewitness Memory Having a bit of a fuzzy memory is not an uncommon side effect of having had too much to drink the night before — … Continue reading Alcohol myopia
