Behavioral Science Research News and Press Releases
The article shares research news from the University of Colorado Boulder on behavioral science.
Can mindfulness help you overcome your cognitive biases? | Aeon Essays
The article examines the potential of mindfulness to help individuals overcome cognitive biases.
Medium11h agoDo you know you are boxed?
A conversation leads to an introspective discussion on disagreements and perceptions.
Use Behavioral Science for Better Launch Success | PharmExec
This piece explores how behavioral science can be leveraged to enhance the success of product launches.
Building Habits Around Successful Supplement Regimens
The article discusses the establishment of successful supplement regimens through behavioral habits.
Medium4d agoThe Behavioral Economics of Wealth: Why Smart People Make Poor Money Decisions
The article explores how psychological factors play a role in smart individuals making poor financial decisions.
MediumJul 2Why Most Productivity Advice Doesn’t Work (According to Psychology)
The article explains why most productivity advice fails, incorporating insights from psychology.
MediumJul 1The Psychology of Change: Why It’s So Hard to Improve Yourself
It explores the psychological barriers to personal change and improvement.
MediumJun 30The Psychology of Regret: Why We Remember the Chances We Never Took More Than Our Failures
The article explores the psychology of regret and the impact of missed opportunities on decision-making.
MediumJul 1The Psychology of Autonomy: Why Kids Eat Better When They Build Their Own Trail Mix
The article explores how children's autonomy in making their own trail mix can positively influence their eating habits.
MediumJun 30The psychology of people who send coded messages
The article explores the psychology behind individuals who communicate through coded messages.
MediumJun 30The Science Behind Why Your Brain Loves Procrastination: Psychology, Neuroscience & Practical Ways…
This article explores the psychological and neurological reasons behind procrastination and offers practical strategies to overcome it.
Exploration and Online Transfer with Behavioral Foundation Models
This article discusses the transfer learning capabilities of behavioral foundation models in reinforcement learning.
MediumJul 7Seven (ish) cognitive biases every programme manager needs to know.
The article discusses cognitive biases that program managers should be aware of to improve project success.
MediumJul 2Mind in Bloom: Psychology Through Practice
The work presents a series of observations about human development through behavioral practice in various environments.
“Tell Me About a Conflict With a Coworker”: The Behavioral Interview Question That Fails More…
The article discusses a behavioral interview question that often catches candidates unprepared.
Does the month you start predict whether you keep a habit? 1.1M piano learners say yes
The article explores how the timing of starting a new habit may influence its sustainability, based on data from piano learners.
Scientists should recognize their own political biases to build public trust
The article argues that scientists should acknowledge their political biases to foster greater public trust.
r/scienceJul 1Negative emotions help cement the central information, details and key aspects of experiences (like name-face associations)but diminish recollection of the surrounding context and environment, according to a study conducted using immersive technology and virtual reality
A study indicates that negative emotions enhance memory retention of important details while diminishing recollection of contextual information.
Honesty may be more efficient than incentives in organizations, new research finds
New research suggests that honesty may be a more effective motivator than incentives in organizational settings.
r/scienceJul 1Researchers found that 30% (3 of 10) of "harmless" hyperplastic colon polyps actually carry cancer-driving gene mutations like APC and BRAF. DNA profiling of these precancerous growths could help doctors identify high-risk patients and stop colorectal cancer before it starts
Researchers found that a significant percentage of 'harmless' hyperplastic colon polyps actually carry cancer-driving gene mutations, highlighting the need for DNA profiling.
Melanoma's secret to cheating death has finally been revealed
Researchers have discovered the genetic mechanism behind melanoma's ability to survive.
Modern neuroscience is rediscovering an idea Freud had 130 years ago
The article explores how modern neuroscience is revisiting ideas originally proposed by Freud.
Scientists discover a completely different way to fight viruses
A new antiviral defense system has been found in sea anemones by researchers.
Your Hardest Problems Aren’t Problems
This article emphasizes the importance of focusing on the right problems in meetings instead of taking on unrelated issues.
CausalChaos! Dataset for Comprehensive Causal Action Question Answering Over Longer Causal Chains Grounded in Dynamic Visual Scenes
This article introduces a dataset for causal action question answering based on dynamic visual scenes.
Domain Knowledge-Informed Self-Supervised Representations for Workout Form Assessment
The study introduces a self-supervised representation learning method for assessing workout forms.
GitHub Copilot vs Cursor vs Claude Code: Which AI Coding Assistant Is Right for You?
The article compares various AI coding assistants and evaluates which ones might be the most effective for developers.
I Quit Software for My Mental Health. Now I’m Building the Tool I Needed the Whole Time.
The article discusses the author's experience of leaving a software career for mental health reasons and their journey in building a necessary tool.
Actor Sam Neill, One Of The Good Ones, Has Died Aged 78
The article memorializes actor Sam Neill, highlighting his positive impact and contributions to the film industry.
The Age of Brain Hacking: Why Neuroethics Matters More Than Ever
The article discusses the implications of neuroethics in the context of human enhancement.
Stop Guessing Batch Sizes: High-Performance Bulk Inserts in Spring Boot with PostgreSQL COPY
The article explores techniques for optimizing batch sizes in PostgreSQL for high-performance bulk inserts.
How FAIR data are helping to build trust in science
This piece explores how FAIR data practices are contributing to increased trust in scientific research.
Have people stopped trusting science? The data tell a surprising story
The article discusses the public's waning trust in science, supported by data and analysis.
r/scienceJul 1Elite athletes don't have better basic eyesight than amateurs, but superior dynamic visual-motor skills. A Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University study of 598 athletes shows pros process depth, react faster, and track multiple moving objects much better
A study shows that elite athletes possess superior dynamic visual-motor skills compared to amateurs, despite not having better basic eyesight.
Hardening LLM Apps in TypeScript: 11 Threat Detectors with resk-llm-ts
This article discusses how to enhance LLM applications in TypeScript by implementing threat detection methods.
Is Your Reality Real? The Hidden, Startling Science of Human Perception
The article discusses the concept that human perception is not a direct recording of reality, but rather a constructed experience influenced by various factors.
Democracy ‘under assault’ from significant third parties at 2025 federal election, parliamentary inquiry finds
A parliamentary inquiry warns that democracy is under threat from significant third-party influences ahead of the 2025 federal election.
r/scienceJun 30Scientists reverse autism-like symptoms in mice by repairing shortened nerve cell structures. By artificially activating a targeted neural pathway in a mouse model, scientists successfully restored the structure of a key neuron component and improved social and repetitive behaviors.
Researchers successfully reversed autism-like symptoms in mice by repairing nerve cell structures.
First Thing: Supreme court backs Trump’s ability to fire agency chiefs but rules against him on mail-in ballots
The Supreme Court ruled on the authority of agency chiefs, impacting mail-in ballot regulations.
r/scienceJun 30Journaling reduces depression in young adults. Results showed that after two months the group that reflected on their identities at different points in time on average reported feeling significantly less depressed, less derailed and more connected to their past selves
Journaling reduces depression in young adults, with results showing that those who reflected on their identities reported feeling significantly less depressed.
School performance linked to youth criminal justice
The research indicates a link between declining school performance and increased likelihood of youth involvement in the criminal justice system.
PassionPulse: World Cup 2026 Live Dashboard powered by AI
The article introduces PassionPulse, an AI-powered live dashboard for the 2026 World Cup.
A Transdiagnostic Space of Disorder Like Phenotypes in Reinforcement Learning Agents
The article introduces a novel framework for understanding psychological disorders through modeling reinforcement learning agents.
A top kettlebell expert shares four workouts to get you in ‘the shape of your life’
This piece offers workout advice from a kettlebell expert aimed at improving physical fitness.
Tools or techniques for conveying mental models?
The article explores various tools and techniques that effectively convey and enhance mental models.
BBCJul 1Aunt of Venezuelan boy pulled from rubble tells BBC she will give him 'mother's warmth'
Aunt Kleiber Moran expresses her emotional support for her nephew, who was rescued from rubble after a deadly earthquake in Venezuela.
When parasites stop having sex, they may become less picky about their hosts
A new evolutionary theory indicates that asexual parasites may become less selective about their hosts.
Jasper AI Review 2026: Best AI Writing Tool for Marketing Teams?
A review evaluates Jasper AI as a writing tool beneficial for marketers and entrepreneurs aiming to generate content more efficiently.
The complex truth about trust in science
The article analyzes the complex relationship between science and public trust.
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