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Psychology

Adele’s ‘30’: The science behind why listening to sad songs feels so good

Simon McCarthy-Jones, The Conversation
· Nov 19, 2021 · 11:30 pm
Cows produce greenhouses gases with their urine and faeces – so we toilet trained them

Douglas Elliffe, The Conversation Lindsay Matthews, The Conversation
· Sep 25, 2021 · 11:30 pm
When (and why) humans started getting high on drugs and alcohol

Nicholas R Longrich, The Conversation
· Jul 23, 2021 · 11:30 pm
Why many still believe that broken mirrors cause bad luck – a superstition from Roman times?

Barry Markovsky, The Conversation
· Jul 10, 2021 · 11:30 pm
Challenge and threat: The psychology behind Rishabh Pant’s historic innings against Australia

Matt Jewiss, The Conversation Matthew Smith, The Conversation
· Feb 01, 2021 · 06:00 pm
Do atheists think differently from religious people? Scientists are trying to find out

Miguel Farias, The Conversation
· Jan 23, 2021 · 11:30 pm
Here’s why so many people still believe in ghosts

Anna Stone, The Conversation
· Nov 06, 2020 · 09:30 pm
Does the coronavirus pandemic carry signs of a generational trauma?

Nishtha Lamba
· Jul 22, 2020 · 03:30 pm
‘Moral rebel’: What makes some of us call out bad behaviour, while everyone else chooses silence?

Catherine A Sanderson, The Conversation
· Jul 08, 2020 · 11:30 pm
Why people with schizophrenia have trouble understanding metaphors

Felicity Deamer, The Conversation
· Jul 04, 2020 · 11:30 pm
DRDO RAC releases vacancy notification for Engineers, Scientists, and Psychologists

Scroll Staff
· May 14, 2020 · 06:07 pm
Facing trouble: Four odd things that happen when you’re in a videoconference

Norm Friesen, The Conversation
· Apr 05, 2020 · 09:30 pm
Dancing doesn’t just lift your mood – it’s also a great form of therapy

Adrianna Mendrek, The Conversation
· Mar 26, 2020 · 11:30 pm
A limited vocabulary hinders your ability to express emotions – and to understand them

Kaidi Wu, Aeon
· Mar 24, 2020 · 11:30 pm
Chronic stress changes your brain chemically – and can trigger depression

Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian, The Conversation Christelle Langley, The Conversation Muzaffer Kaser, The Conversation
· Mar 17, 2020 · 08:30 pm
People with severe mental illness have shorter lives – but the solution isn’t simple

Nick Meader, The Conversation Hollie Melton, The Conversation
· Mar 12, 2020 · 11:30 pm
Increased surveillance in public spaces is changing not just how we act, but also how we think

Janina Steinmetz, The Conversation
· Mar 06, 2020 · 09:30 pm
Human beings have survived and conquered for centuries not by innovation – but imitation

Connor Wood, The Conversation
· Mar 03, 2020 · 09:30 pm
One in 10 people never recover from grief. Why is that?

Marie Lundorff, Aeon
· Feb 20, 2020 · 11:30 pm
How the injuries of modern love are redefining India’s ideas of traditional marriage

Parul Bhandari
· Feb 14, 2020 · 07:30 am