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Common sense, often seen as universal knowledge or beliefs that are obvious to everyone, is actually more idiosyncratic than previously thought. A study conducted by Duncan Watts and Mark Whiting at the University of Pennsylvania found that common sense is not common at all, with very few statements being agreed upon by the majority of people. The study also revealed that demographic factors such as age, education level, and political leaning were not linked to an individual's common sense. The findings have implications for various areas, including artificial intelligence and public health, where common sense plays a significant role. [Extracted from the article]

Neuroscientists and psychologists are exploring the field of dream engineering, using sensory stimulation to influence the content of people's dreams. By manipulating sounds, smells, touch, and movements, researchers have achieved benefits such as improving sleep quality, mood, learning, and creativity. Dream-induction devices are being developed for home use, but concerns about potential misuse and ethical implications have been raised. While the potential for dream engineering is exciting, caution is urged to ensure the protection of sleep and prevent unwanted manipulation. [Extracted from the article]

The article explores the concept of happiness and its cultural variations. It highlights that the pursuit of happiness is primarily valued in Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic (WEIRD) societies, while other cultures may prioritize different aspects of well-being. The article also discusses the potential drawbacks of actively pursuing happiness and suggests that psychological richness and a sense of meaning in life may be important factors for overall well-being. The research emphasizes the importance of understanding cultural perspectives and individual differences when studying happiness and well-being. [Extracted from the article]

This article discusses the existence of taboo topics in the field of psychology and the potential self-censorship that researchers may engage in when studying these topics. The article highlights the conflicting views among psychology professors on various taboo statements, such as the role of gender biases in STEM fields and the genetic contribution to IQ differences. The study also explores the professors' attitudes towards self-censorship, concerns about social media attacks, and the handling of controversial research. The findings reveal a lack of consensus among scholars and differences based on demographics, such as gender and political beliefs. However, the researchers acknowledge the limitations of the study and emphasize the need for further research to understand the diversity of perspectives among psychological scientists. [Extracted from the article]

Today's leaders are very different from those who led humanity for most of its existence. Emma Young finds out why [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Our grins and frowns may just be tools to manipulate others, discovers Emma Young [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article looks at research on why some people have a better sense of direction and navigation than others. Topics covered include gender differences, the influence of migration patterns on navigation abilities in humans and animals, and mental mapping.

This article explores the psychology of secrets, revealing that the average person has about 13 secrets, five of which they have never shared with anyone. Research has shown that secrets can have psychological effects, with brooding about a secret being the most harmful aspect. Secrets that evoke shame are more psychologically damaging than those that evoke guilt. The article also discusses the risks and benefits of confessing secrets, finding that people often overestimate how harshly they will be judged. It highlights the importance of choosing the right person to confide in, as some friends may be more likely to pass on secrets than others. Overall, the article provides insights into the nature of secrets and their impact on individuals. [Extracted from the article]

A recent study found that babies' cries do not contain any clues about their cause. Researchers at the University of Saint-Etienne in France created a dataset of crying sequences from 24 babies at different ages and asked parents to note the cause of the crying. They then used artificial intelligence and human listeners to try to identify the cause based on the sound of the cries. Both the AI and the human listeners were no better than chance at determining the cause. However, the study did find that parents were often correct in their predictions about the cause of their baby's crying based on their background knowledge. The researchers suggest that a baby's cry may be more useful for signaling its identity rather than a specific category of distress. [Extracted from the article]

A study conducted by Spike W.S Lee and Cecilia Ma at the University of Toronto found that individuals who are more sensitive to physical pain are more likely to endorse some conservative stances, regardless of their own political affiliation. The researchers used the Pain Sensitivity Questionnaire (PSQ) to measure pain sensitivity and found that higher pain sensitivity predicted greater endorsement of conservative moral foundations, particularly among liberals. The study also found that individuals who are more sensitive to pain are more likely to support contentious political attitudes held by their ideological opponents. The researchers suggest that this may be due to the perception of harm resulting from violations of moral foundations associated with their opponents. Further research is needed to fully understand the factors at play. [Extracted from the article]

A recent study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied suggests that leaders who bend the rules, rather than strictly following or breaking them, are perceived as more effective. The researchers conducted two experiments involving hypothetical scenarios and found that rule-benders were seen as more dominant and prestigious than rule-abiders or rule-breakers. However, the study also highlights the potential negative consequences of rule-bending leaders, as they may encourage others to engage in dubious behavior. The researchers suggest that understanding the appeal of rule-bending leaders can help prevent their appointment to positions of power. [Extracted from the article]

A recent study challenges the idea that inner speech, or an internal monologue, is a universal aspect of human experience. The study, conducted by researchers at Aarhus University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, found that some individuals have a near-absent inner voice, which they refer to as "anendophasia." The study examined the impact of anendophasia on cognitive tasks and found that individuals with a near-absent inner voice performed poorly on certain tasks compared to those with constant inner speech. However, speaking the task words aloud equalized the performance between the two groups. The study suggests that there can be significant differences in the human mental experience and hopes to establish a community around the phenomenon of anendophasia. [Extracted from the article]

The author examines how to use the unconscious for personal benefits and advantages in daily life. Topics covered include inspiration, pain relief, and memory.

The article reports on the invention of a machine detecting ghosts at the haunted places by the researchers of the U.S.

The article provides information on the impact of hormonal changes on the behavior of every individual. Particular focus is given to the love hormone Oxytocin which is released during childbirth and breastfeeding, menstrual cycle of women, stress hormone Corisol. Other topics addressed include testosterone in men.

The article discusses the side effects of empathy not just its good side, to understand more the distinction between what individual's feel according from the research conducted by Tania Singer, psychologist of Max Planck Society. Topics discussed include the impact of social networks, particularly Facebook and Twitter to publicize emotions, the physical effects of emotional contagion through observation and looking for other people with compassion.

The article discusses the importance of vitamin D from sunshine for the human body, highlighting several studies on vitamin D. Topics include the complications of vitamin D deficiency, the protective effects of vitamin D, and ways to get more vitamin D aside from sun exposure. Also explored are the factors affecting people's vitamin D needs and the correlation between multiple sclerosis and vitamin D deficiency.

The article presents several successful techniques for older adults who want to learn something new. It states the need to learn the proper time when to learn and self-testing. It suggests active learning and using distractions while learning. It mentions playing action video games when trying to learn a new type of sport or instruments.

The article reports on the views of psychologists on the different personlities of people and the changes to the personalities as the person ages and gains experience.Genetic and temarament and Experiences in childhood are also thought as factors affecting personality. Psycholists view on the big five model are also presented.

The article discusses reading speeds in relation to the amount of content people read due to internet and social media text. Topics include research on purported speech reading techniques in relation to comprehension, comments from cognitive psychologist Elizabeth Schotter, and the use of computer screen reading in relation to the educational technology industry.

The article discusses the prevalence of honor culture in the U.S. south and other Western countries. Topics covered include the characteristics of honor cultures such as a deep concern for reputation and contrasting gender expectations, differences between honor cultures and dignity cultures, and the likelihood of people in honor cultures to react violently to insults. Also mentioned are ways in which an honor culture can cause problems such as higher murder rates.

At times, it feels that the world is awash with anger. However, circumstances can affect our perceptions of anger in others… Anger and bias We can misperceive anger. Of course, chronic illness could easily disrupt sleep, which, as we know, increases anger, but this is certainly not the first study to link anger (and the stress hormone cortisol, which is raised during anger) to increased general inflammation. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on research into the role inflammation may play in fatigue and how fatigue may not be related to sleepiness. It comments that fatigue may be related to problems with circadian clocks which regulates mental alertness through the day and evening. It mentions the role of inflammation and a possible relationship with elevated levels of the inflammatory marker interleuken-6. It talks about how exercise and changes in food habits and lifestyle can help alleviate fatigue.

The article discusses a study which identifies the benefits of the narcissism personality trait. Topics include ways that parents cultivate narcissism and self-esteem in their children, differences in the levels of self-confidence between vulnerable and grandiose narcissists, and associations between moderate grandiose narcissism and the tendency to become an effective leader.

The article focuses on the risks of too much empathy and how people might be able to control how much they let others' emotions affect them. Topics discussed include the goodness in empathy, how social networks such as Facebook and Twitter indicate just how sensitive people's emotions are to outside influence, and how much one has to care about someone to be infected by their stress. It also explains how empathy overload can happen in the workplace and how to avoid empathy burnout.

The article discusses the concept of cognitive impairment associated with pregnancy and motherhood. It examines the contribution of postnatal depression to the healthy brain ageing of pregnant women and new mothers. It also notes that the stressful situations show less activity in brain regions that regulate fear and anxiety to motherhood.

The article discusses the use of music therapy for mental health and to treat stress, diseases and anxiety, referencing several studies on music therapy. An overview of music's physiological impact on the brain, including in regard to neurons' firing synchronously with music tempo, is provided. The impact that sound frequency has on psychology is discussed.

The article discusses the possibility of the existence of viruses that are just a few mutations away from becoming capable of killing half the human race. Topics include four factors that determine the severity of any disease outbreak, the 2014 Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa, the 2002 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in China, and the closely-related 2012 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in Saudi Arabia. The high mutation rate of influenza viruses, such as 2009's H1N1, and their ability to reassort and research by Ron Fouchier and colleagues investigating whether mutation, reassortment,or both could create a form of flu capable of killing on a catastrophic scale are also discussed.

The article discusses the results of various recent studies on learning, learning techniques and memory. Topics include a study indicating that older adults over age 60 have most active brains in the morning, while teenagers have superior factual memory in the afternoon, and physical memory at night; a study by researcher Jeffrey Karpicke that found that self-testing, and the act of repeated recall, improved memory retention; and a study by researcher Beverly Wright on the effectiveness of passive learning for new skills.

Once again, tolerance appeared to be an intermediate state for participants: wellbeing was higher in the tolerance condition than it was in the discrimination condition, but not as high as in the acceptance condition. Proprioception Proprioception - the sensing of the location of our body parts in space - has been relatively ignored, but it's critical for confidence in using our bodies. Research shows that a healthy vestibular system is important not only for balance but for our sense of being grounded inside a physical body; in fact, people with vestibular problems are more likely to report out-of-body experiences. Yoko Ichino, the ballet mistress at Northern Ballet, based in Leeds, teaches regular proprioception classes, during which students are required to practise complex moves with their eyes shut. [Extracted from the article]