psychology
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Brain power
Research reveals how reframing can work on others too
Cognitive reappraisal involves changing how we think about a situation, which usually then changes how we feel about it.
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Community
Simple thinking in a complex world is a recipe for disaster
Humans have limited ability to understand complexity, but there are serious dangers if we oversimplify things too much.
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Brain power
Do we collaborate more when we think fast or slow?
Uisng the language of Daniel Kahneman to examine whether our collaboration decisions are made instinctively or deliberately.
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Brain power
New research supports layer structure in social brain hypothesis
Dunbar's social brain hypothesis proposes that we each have four relationship layers, cumulatively containing 5, 15, 50 and 150 people.
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In the news
Four ways to be a better arguer
Four ways that research shows can improve your likelihood of winning arguments.
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Brain power
Is overconfidence based on picking easy tasks?
Our mindset can have a big role to play in our confidence levels. But what about overconfidence, and how does…
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In the news
Pipeline project aims to improve reproducibility of scientific research
A new initiative called The Pipeline Project aims to help address the reproducibility crisis in science through the independent replication…
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Community
Psychology research in crisis
Psychology research is already facing a reproducibility crisis, and now new research led by Australia's Curtin University looks set to…
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Brain power
Time flies when you’re using technology
Has technology made it easier for us to ‘lose’ time? An article on technology, time perception and productivity.
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Systems & complexity
Can online social media overcome the cognitive constraint on the size of social networks?
The social brain hypothesis suggests that there is a characteristic size for human social networks. Has online social networking enabled…
