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| Money vs. Happiness | 05.14.09 |
| | Researchers have found new evidence that "American Dream" achievements like wealth, fame and image are not the keys to happiness.
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| Baby Names And Fads | 05.04.09 |
| | New research published this week looks at baby names as a window into how popular trends catch on and die out.
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| Go Play Outside | 03.16.09 |
| | Psychologists have now found out that taking some time to interact with nature, even in cold weather, can make you a bit smarter.
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| Voting Influence | 06.23.08 |
| | Researchers have discovered that where you vote can influence how you vote. They found that images that surround you, what consumer researchers call "cues," could influence your decisions.
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| Tip of the Tongue: Web Extra | 06.11.08 |
| | ScienCentral went out on the streets of New York City to catch people having real tip-of-the-tongue experiences.
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| Tip of the Tongue Learning | 06.10.08 |
| | When you cant quite remember a tricky word or somebodys name, trying to excavate it from your memory might be the worst thing you can do, according to new psychology research.
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| Robot Dog Therapy | 05.30.08 |
| | New research suggests that robotic dogs can give you some of the same benefits you’d get from the real thing
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| Virtual Alcohol Control | 05.27.08 |
| | Scientists are using virtual reality to help alcoholics cope with situations that might get them in trouble.
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| Schizophrenia Gene Puzzle | 05.23.08 |
| | New research suggests that nearly every person with schizophrenia has a different genetic defect.
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| Mood and Money | 05.20.08 |
| | Feeling sad can be hard on the wallet. Psychology researchers have found that negative emotions can cost you three times more for the same item than being in a better mood.
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