Humans
Efforts to stop prisoners reoffending can be useless or even backfire
Efforts to prevent prisoners from reoffending are often lacking in scientific rigour and can even fly in the face of available evidence
News
Humans
Gamifying hate: How alt-right extremists recruit and mobilise online
Features
Technology
Will Instagram filters alter our view of beauty and who we are?
Culture
Mind
People who get lost in the wild follow strangely predictable paths
Features
Humans
Why the human race may be less gullible than you think
Culture
Mind
Controversial psychology tests are often still used in US courts
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Health
Drugs may be able to fix our romantic lives when things go wrong
Culture
Humans
When a smile is not a smile 鈥� what our facial expressions really mean
Features
The Rosenhan experiment
Humans
The life of Veronique Le Guen, record-breaking caver
Veronique Le Guen died in 1990, just two years after she had set a world record for the most time spent alone in an underground cavern
Regulars
Humans
Here’s the secret to the ultimate thrill ride according to science
Regulars
Mind
Some people are exceptionally good at recognising voices
News
Health
Trypophobia: Why a fear of holes is real 鈥� and may be on the rise
Features
Health
The psychology behind the placebo effect just got stranger
News