Sometimes the most effective shifts don’t start with convincing people to think differently. They start by getting them to ...

When large language models (LLMs) are allowed to interact without any preset goals, scientists found distinct personalities emerged by themselves.

Introduction: The growing population of bilingual children and lack of bilingual clinicians have created an increased need for reliable and accessible bilingual language assessment to accurately ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. Hello and happy new year! I love the first few days of a new year. It evokes a feeling ...

In August 2021, University of Chicago Prof. Oeindrila Dube began reviewing data on a first-of-its-kind police training program she helped design and implement. Its objective: improve Chicago police ...

This project carried out a decadal survey on the social and behavioral sciences (SBS) in areas relevant to national security. The survey identified opportunities that are poised to contribute ...

Combining genetic risk with cardiovascular disease risk factors — such as high LDL cholesterol, obesity, and hypertension — may predict who is more likely to develop dementia, according to a new study ...

Neurobiological and socio-behavioral research indicate that early life conditions, including social supports (e.g., supportive relationships) and adversity (e.g., chronic stress), shape prenatal and ...

Luke Bergmann, the man whose vision of a more holistic mental health care system bridged political ideology on the county Board of Supervisors, has tendered his resignation, though he will remain on ...

For many, starting a new business venture can be a longwinded and circuitous process, marked by pivots and pie-in-the-sky visions. But Todd Rogers and his team at EveryDay Labs were guided by a ...

Misophonia is an intricate condition characterized by an intense emotional and physiological fight-flight-freeze response to specific auditory or visual triggers. Crucially, it is understood as a ...

Facial expressions play a fundamental role in social communication. While it is well established that others’ expressions influence our behavior—such as approaching a smiling person or avoiding an ...