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When we think about nature vs. nurture, we’re biased. Here’s why.
Do you think that infants know that one plus one equals two? If you said no, you’d be in good company. Many people think that, according to research by Iris Berent, professor of psychology at...
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David DeSteno believes science can learn from religion
A career of groundbreaking inquiry began with the choice that David DeSteno made as an undergraduate. “I was deciding between being a religious studies major and a psychologist,” says DeSteno, a...
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Babies respond to sign language. What does that tell us about human nature?
Take a minute to contemplate a sentence: Individually, each letter of each word doesn’t hold much significance. But put them together into words, organize those words into sentences, and then these...
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Declaration of mental health ‘emergency’ among children and teens brings...
It’s official: the rising rates of mental health problems among the youth today, made worse under the COVID-19 pandemic, constitutes a national emergency, three of the country’s top associations of...
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Stress tips during finals week
It’s finals week—that time when students suddenly shift into study-hyperdrive in the race toward end-of-semester exams and projects. If the overwhelming number of “to dos” planned for the week and the...
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How to turn New Year’s resolutions into long-term solutions
We’re halfway through January. How are your New Year’s resolutions doing? For many, the end is nigh: Data collected by the activity-tracking service Strava indicate that most people give up on their...
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Are we part of nature, or separate from it? How you answer matters.
Think about a river. Now, imagine that river is one you know. Maybe it’s near your home, or perhaps it’s in a place you’ve visited. Take it a step further: That river is now the water source that...
View ArticleWhy is Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ so popular? It starts with Sigmund Freud.
Eleven, the Upside Down, Vecna, the Mind Flayer. If those words read like gibberish to you, then you’re behind on one of the largest pop culture sensations of the decade: “Stranger Things.” Even...
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Can listening to the Beatles improve your memory? New research says music...
When Paul McCartney wrote “Get Back,” he never would have predicted how useful or relevant the song would become for music therapists. The song’s refrain—“Get back to where you once belonged”—might as...
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Here is how parents can cope with dropping off their first-year students at...
Antoanela Daha and her husband, Ion, traveled to Boston from Newington, Connecticut, to help their only daughter, Alexandra, a first-year bioengineering student, move into one of the Northeastern...
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What is financial trauma? And what to do about it
With inflation rising faster than expected and fears of a recession on the horizon, many Americans are feeling symptoms of financial stress that are typically characteristic of PTSD. “Seeing these...
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Why do we like to get scared at the movies? Horror movies and the science of...
A masked killer stalking his prey in the dead of night. Ravenous zombies clawing at the door. A ghost jumping out of the darkness. If we encountered any of these things in real life, we’d likely run...
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Want to experience creative flow? Here’s how to change your perspective
Writers, athletes, gamers—they’re all hoping to experience “the zone” where hard work comes easily and the most satisfying results are flowing. That often mythical goal is the subject of a study by...
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‘Let’s not talk about politics this year.’ Northeastern psychologist offers...
With the promise of time off from work or school, reunions with family amid good food and drink, a renewed spiritual focus (for those so inclined) and presents—don’t forget those gifts—the holiday...
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Research shows idea that mind and body are separate is natural — for...
A new research paper by Northeastern professor Iris Berent demonstrates the idea that the mind and body are separate and distinct rises naturally in people who are neurotypical and is not just the...
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Brittney Griner ‘will be a different person’ after traumatic Russian...
What will life be like for Brittney Griner? The American basketball star was released after 10 months of imprisonment in Russia, President Joe Biden announced on Thursday. But by no means have her...
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Tom Brady without football: A look at the psychology of a retiring athlete
Twenty-three seasons and seven Super Bowl rings later, quarterback Tom Brady is hanging up his jersey and donning civilian clothes. His retirement announcement on Wednesday comes a year after the...
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How do videos of police brutality affect us, and how should we engage with them?
It’s been a week since the horrific video of five police officers fatally beating Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old FedEx worker, was released to the public. In that time, the officers were fired, charged...
View ArticleNortheastern professor wins Rising Star award from Association of...
When the layperson tries to imagine what a professional philosopher does, they might picture someone smoking a pipe or stroking a considerably unkempt beard while sitting in an office surrounded by...
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Sometimes backyard paleontology turns into a swimming pool. Northeastern...
Her childhood paleontology dreams didn’t pan out when the brachiosaurus skull she and a friend were digging up in her family’s backyard turned out to be just a large rock. But Jenn Ingemi, an...
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With the ‘How God Works’ podcast, psychology professor aims to explore how...
David DeSteno wants to understand how God––or at least religion––works. The work of DeSteno, a psychology professor at Northeastern University, focuses on understanding the science behind religious...
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Women are more likely to perceive the mind as separate from the brain, body
New research by a Northeastern scientist says men and women differ in how they perceive bodies and minds, with women being more likely to see the mind as operating independently of body systems. “How...
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What is the psychology behind Spider-Man? A professional therapist breaks...
One of the best running jokes in “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” the 2018 Oscar-winning animated film, is the introduction of each new version of Marvel’s webslinger. Led by Miles Morales, the...
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How to maximize your child’s school vacation while beating the summer slide
Ah, summer. The wait for the warmer weather and longer days is over. Vacation is just around the corner. And traffic on the way to work is not as bad. But for parents with young children, summer means...
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Why would anyone get in a submersible and travel 2½ miles deep into the...
The price tag for the trip was reportedly $250,000. The accommodations were cramped, and the destination was roughly 2½ miles below the surface of the cold, remote North Atlantic. Then there was the...
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