BPS Research Digest Our weekly round-up of the best psychology coverage from elsewhere on the web Have you noticed an increase in scam texts recently? I certainly have — and so has David Robson, writing at BBC Future. These scammers often make it seem like we are facing some immediate threat like legal trouble or […]Continue reading
Cow Brains And Aphantasia: The Week’s Best Psychology Links: Our weekly round-up of the best psychology coverage from elsewhere on the web New work is providing fascinating insights into aphantasia, a condition where you are unable to see images with your mind’s eye. There even appears to be a flip side to the condition, hyperphantasia, […]Continue reading
Our weekly round-up of the best psychology coverage from elsewhere on the web “Grumpy” dogs may be better learners than their more agreeable counterparts, reports James Gorman at The New York Times. Researchers found that grumpier canines were better at learning how to reach an object placed behind a fence by observing a stranger. But […]Continue reading
Our weekly round-up of the best psychology coverage from elsewhere on the web It’s not possible to reliably predict the emotions someone is experiencing based just on their facial expressions. And yet tech companies are trying to do just that. At The Atlantic, Kate Crawford explores some of these attempts — and the contested research […]Continue reading
Our weekly round-up of the best psychology coverage from elsewhere on the web A recent study has found that about two-thirds of conversations don’t end when we want them to. Researchers who monitored over 900 conversations found that most people wanted them to finish sooner, though a minority wanted them to continue for longer. This […]Continue reading
Our weekly round-up of the best psychology coverage from elsewhere on the web It’s wrong to say that introverts have fared better during the pandemic, writes Lis Ku at The Conversation. Instead, studies have shown that in many ways introverts’ wellbeing has suffered more than that of extraverts. This could be because extraverts may have […]Continue reading
Our weekly round-up of the best psychology coverage from elsewhere on the web You might have heard of the “Mozart effect”, the idea that playing babies classical music can boost their intelligence. But is there any truth to that claim? In a word, no — but check out this nice video from Claudia Hammond at […]Continue reading
Our weekly round-up of the best psychology coverage from elsewhere on the web Like humans, octopuses have both an active and quiet stage of sleep, reports Rodrigo Pérez Ortega at Science. Researchers found that for 30-40 minutes of sleep the creatures are fairly still with pale skin, but for about 40 seconds their skin turns […]Continue reading
