We are psychological scientists who study mindfulness and how it affects stress, health and well-being.
Food Aid Doesn’t Make People Loafers – Research Shows Government Benefits Help Low‑Income People Find Jobs
Those benefits made it possible for her to keep putting food on the table and remain housed until she earned a college degree and obtained jobs that could pay those bills.
Those benefits made it possible for her to keep putting food on the table and remain housed until she earned a college degree and obtained jobs that could pay those bills.
Why the Manosphere Has an Antisemitism Problem
It’s part of a three-minute digression from the film’s focus on masculinity, with multiple influencers making antisemitic claims about global conspiracies.
It’s part of a three-minute digression from the film’s focus on masculinity, with multiple influencers making antisemitic claims about global conspiracies.
If Using ChatGPT Is Cheating, What About Ghostwriting? The Old Debate Behind a New Panic
“There is a sick and twisted irony to making a computer write your message about community and togetherness because you can’t be bothered to reflect on it yourself,” one senior wrote.
“There is a sick and twisted irony to making a computer write your message about community and togetherness because you can’t be bothered to reflect on it yourself,” one senior wrote.
Drones Paired With AI Could Help Search‑and‑Rescue Teams Find Missing Persons Faster
People who get lost or hurt while exploring nature can become stranded for days. Rescue teams often use drones to look for the person or signs of their whereabouts.
People who get lost or hurt while exploring nature can become stranded for days. Rescue teams often use drones to look for the person or signs of their whereabouts.
‘Vas Madness’ Shows the Power of Messaging on Men’s Contraceptive Decisions
There’s evidence that these “Vas Madness” promotional tactics – sometimes paired with food giveaways and cheeky swag – may be effective.
There’s evidence that these “Vas Madness” promotional tactics – sometimes paired with food giveaways and cheeky swag – may be effective.
Irresponsible Parental Gun Ownership Could Become a Factor in Custody Disputes
Critics of the Crumbley and Gray decisions worry that holding parents responsible for school shootings may lead to parental accountability for a broad range of children’s actions.
Critics of the Crumbley and Gray decisions worry that holding parents responsible for school shootings may lead to parental accountability for a broad range of children’s actions.
For the Nearly 1 in 4 US Adults with Chronic Pain, Employers’ Expectations of a Healthy Body Can Lead to Shame
Chronic pain is not only hard on workers trying to do their jobs, but it also takes a toll on employers and the economy as a whole by costing an estimated US$722 billion in lost productivity each year.
Chronic pain is not only hard on workers trying to do their jobs, but it also takes a toll on employers and the economy as a whole by costing an estimated US$722 billion in lost productivity each year.
‘Project Hail Mary’ Explores Unique Forms of Life in Space – 5 Essential Reads on Searching for Aliens That Look Nothing Like Life on Earth
To expand on the idea that life out in space might look nothing like life on Earth, here are five articles The Conversation U.S. rounded up from our archives, and written by astronomers and astrobiologists.
To expand on the idea that life out in space might look nothing like life on Earth, here are five articles The Conversation U.S. rounded up from our archives, and written by astronomers and astrobiologists.
How AI English and Human English Differ – And How to Decide When to Use Artificial Language
What exactly makes English sound human, or sound like AI? And does it matter if AI English never truly achieves a human feel?
What exactly makes English sound human, or sound like AI? And does it matter if AI English never truly achieves a human feel?
Gender Conformity Starts Young – And Boys and Girls Fall in Line in Different Ways
When men feel their manhood is challenged, they can respond with compensatory aggression and other harmful behaviors.
When men feel their manhood is challenged, they can respond with compensatory aggression and other harmful behaviors.
Moral Metrics: Are Corporate Algorithms Becoming Our New Moral Authorities?
These systems promise something appealing: clear feedback about whether we are behaving well.
These systems promise something appealing: clear feedback about whether we are behaving well.
More and More Teachers and Students Are Using AI – Even Though It Might Do More Harm Than Good
In 2023, 13% of teens said they used ChatGPT to complete their schoolwork, while 26% of them said in 2025 that they were using ChatGPT for this purpose.
In 2023, 13% of teens said they used ChatGPT to complete their schoolwork, while 26% of them said in 2025 that they were using ChatGPT for this purpose.
What’s the Equivalent of a Wheelchair for a Person With Schizophrenia? How Psychiatric Rehabilitation Brings Community Into Care
People seem to keep their distance from you. You feel lonely sometimes.
People seem to keep their distance from you. You feel lonely sometimes.
With AI Finishing Your Sentences, What Will Happen to Your Unique Voice on the Page?
Predictive language technologies have become so routine – baked into smartphones, email services and chatbots – that we barely notice them anymore.
Predictive language technologies have become so routine – baked into smartphones, email services and chatbots – that we barely notice them anymore.
Researchers Develop Biodegradable, Plant‑Based Packaging From Natural Fibers – New Research
First, Jie extracted chitin nanofibers from crab shells obtained from food waste that are chemically the same as those found in the white beetles.
First, Jie extracted chitin nanofibers from crab shells obtained from food waste that are chemically the same as those found in the white beetles.