Adult loneliness has been labeled a public health epidemic. It is estimated that between one-third and half of the U.S. adult population experiences loneliness. In extremes, loneliness can lead to ...

The brain is prejudiced toward bad stuff, according to psychologists Paul Rozin and Edward Royzman and other researchers. Adverse interactions with other people and general malaise stick in our heads.

This Lacey-based company has made thousands of the trifold safety cards tucked into airplane's seat-back pockets.

People can develop emotional closeness to artificial intelligence (AI)—under certain conditions, even more so than to other ...

APS Rising Star and lecturer at University of Stirling Thora Bjornsdottir discusses her research and work, funding challenges, and the importance and benefits of collaboration.

A new study reveals that top models like DeepSeek-R1 succeed by simulating internal debates. Here is how enterprises can harness this "society of thought" to build more robust, self-correcting agents.

The Happiness Lab host and Yale cognitive scientist explains what the research says actually supports teacher well-being—at ...

Nature is about much more than greenery. It includes the diversity of natural materials, light, sensory experiences and even biomorphic shapes. With the growing popularity of biophilic design and its ...

Relationships can feel like both a blessing and the bane of your existence, a source of joy and a source of frustration or resentment. At some point, each of us is faced with a clingy child, a ...

Taurus (April 20 - May 20), known for their grounded and practical nature, will step into a day of transformation on January ...

AI may learn better when it’s allowed to talk to itself. Researchers showed that internal “mumbling,” combined with ...