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Behavior

  1. science of us
    What Your Ability to Handle Horror Movies Says About YouFor everyone too easily spooked to go see Hereditary.
    By Cari Romm
  2. science of us
    A Psychological Explanation for Why So Many People Love KaraokeIt taps into one of our most basic human needs.
    By Allie Volpe
  3. science of us
    This Is How Many Hours It Takes to Turn an Acquaintance Into a FriendA new study on when you can move past the small talk and get to the good part.
    By Cari Romm
  4. science of us
    Getting Laid Off Taught Me How to Cope With BreakupsThe two grieving processes look a lot alike.
    By Allie Volpe
  5. science of us
    How to Be Better at UncertaintyMaybe this advice will work, maybe it won’t.
    By Kristin Wong
  6. science of us
    How to Be LazySome advice for anxious, perfectionist, type A types.
    By Katie Heaney
  7. An Excuse for Summertime SelfishnessToo hot to be helpful.
    By Katie Heaney
  8. Why Would a Pilot Let His Plane Run Out of Fuel?The “human factors” that may have played a role in the LaMia crash.
    By Jeff Wise
  9. A (Fake) Terms-of-Service Contract Asked People to Give Up Their FirstbornSurprise! Almost no one noticed.
    By Melissa Dahl
  10. A Dumb Way Restaurants Trick (‘Trick’) You Into Drinking More WineA timely excuse.
    By Melissa Dahl
  13. power meals
    Why Even Bother Eating Food If It’s Not in a Bowl?Bro, do you even Power Bowl?
    By Allison P. Davis
  14. exercises in futility
    I Am Training for a Marathon. So Why Am I Getting Fat? The link between exercise and weight gain isn’t as clear-cut as we’d like to imagine.
    By Melissa Dahl
  15. studies
    Procrastination Is Not Great for Your HeartSomething to worry about … later. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  16. People Sniff Their Hands After a HandshakeNew research to make handshakes just a little more awkward. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  17. love and war
    Does Living Alone Drive You Mad?Weighing the fantasy of liberation and perpetual self-fulfillment against the nightmare of neuroses and kitty-litter panic.
    By Sandra Tsing Loh
  18. anxiety
    A Guy Outsourced His Anxiety to a SpambotAnd it helped, for a while. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  19. behavior
    A Pretty Solid Argument for Staying in Your Comfort ZoneIn a way, it’s about knowing your strengths. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  20. behavior
    A Succinct Quote on the Perks of Living AloneSounds about right. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  21. behavior
    Hear an Exclusive Clip From ‘Invisibilia,’ NPR’s New Show on BehaviorIt’s kind of Science of Us–y. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  22. The Challenge: Read These Facts About Yawning and Try Not to YawnIt’s hard! 
    By Melissa Dahl and Marisa Woocher
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