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Researchers: facts alone are not enough in the debate about wolves

May 7, 2016 in Natural Sciences
People's experience of predators must also be taken into account.

Children feel unsafe in Norwegian asylum centres

December 5, 2015 in Society & Culture
They come seeking safety and protection, but some children and adolescents who have come to Norway in a quest for asylum feel unsafe, a recent survey shows.

Risk-takers are smarter

December 1, 2015 in Society & Culture
Do you often take chances and yet still land on your feet? Then you probably have a well-developed brain.

Psychology today – is it making our personalities impersonal?

November 26, 2015 in Health
Researcher wonders if neuropsychology research is improving our understanding of the brain but worsening our understanding of what it means to be human.

Discharge or diversion? How music helps us regulate our feelings

November 18, 2015 in Health
When it comes to tackling difficult emotions with music, women fare far better than men.

Why we look at pretty faces

November 23, 2015 in Society & Culture
Few visual impressions can be compared to humans’ interest for faces. New research suggests that our brain rewards us for looking at pretty faces.

Phobias flourish among the elderly

November 14, 2015 in Health
One in ten old people might expect to have a phobia which is serious enough to be diagnosed as a mental issue, according to Swedish research.

Heavier babies become more trusting adults

November 5, 2015 in Health
The more you weigh at birth the more trusting you are as an adult, shows new research.

Women and men react differently to infidelity

October 12, 2015 in Society & Culture
Men are clearly more jealous of sexual infidelity than emotional infidelity. The opposite is true for women.

This is how we motivate people to tackle climate change

October 6, 2015 in Environment
Psychologists have a new way to make people act on climate change, regardless if they do not accept the underlying science.

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