It may be possible, scientists say.
UC Davis |
Can you change your personality?
UC Davis |
How gratitude can help you bounce back from setbacks
It's not just for Thanksgiving — gratitude can help us overcome thought patterns hardwired in our brains.
UC San Diego |
How to have better conversations with friends, family — or anyone
Hate small talk? Find yourself having the same arguments? Some tips to make things better this holiday season.
UC Riverside |
From Timothy Leary's office to the company of giants
How Robert Rosenthal brought behavioral psychology to the masses with “Pygmalion in the Classroom.”
UCLA |
Don't wait to have fun, science says
Our quest for just the right moment often means missing out on having a good experience.
UC Santa Barbara |
What being left-handed says about culture
The number of left-handed people in a society can help explain its norms, new study finds.
UC Riverside via The Conversation |
Does pain expected equal pain felt? Ask a kid
A science-backed strategy can help calm your kid before their next blood draw or shot.
UC San Diego |
A picture might actually be worth more than a thousand words
Emotional images can change people's behavior, while similarly charged words do not, a new study finds.
New Scientist |
Unconscious brain training beats phobias without the stress
A UCLA team tests a new method to help people manage fears.
New York Magazine |
A handy guide to figuring out if you're actually a jerk
Don't worry — based on this UC Riverside research, you're (probably) not one.
UC Berkeley via The Conversation |
Could the mystery of the meow actually be solved by a new talking cat collar?
A UC Berkeley doctoral student examines the latest effort to help animals and humans to communicate.
UC Berkeley |
Why does power make us lose our way?
What makes us steal candy and cut people off in our Priuses, explained by UC Berkeley's Dacher Keltner.