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Science Of Us Animations

Mar. 10, 2016

There’s One Crucial Scientific Truth Everyone Gets Wrong About SexIf you understand that there are different types of arousal, your sex life will improve.

By Abraham Riesman and Jesse Singal
Mar. 3, 2016

Psychologists Discovered a Simple Thing You Can Do When You Run Out of IdeasThe gist is this: You’re more creative than you think.

By Abraham Riesman and Melissa Dahl
Feb. 25, 2016

If You’re Feeling Guilty About Casual Sex, This Will Make You Feel a Lot BetterDon’t listen to the alarmist media coverage — for some people, casual sex brings important benefits.

By Abraham Riesman and Jesse Singal

relationships Feb. 11, 2016

Watch: The Reason the Happiest Couples You Know Are Probably Fooling ThemselvesBut in a good way.

By Abraham Riesman and Melissa Dahl
science of us animations Feb. 4, 2016

Watch This Animation to Learn One Secret From Neuroscience for a Happy MarriageIt’s really not that hard.

By Abraham Riesman
science of us animations Jan. 28, 2016

Watch: Why Feeling Ambivalent About Your Co-workers Is a Good ThingThe science of love-hate relationships.

By Abraham Riesman and Melissa Dahl
science of us animations Jan. 21, 2016

Why Résumés Contribute to Discrimination at WorkThe secret, persuasive power of names and other résumé indicators.

By Abraham Riesman and Jesse Singal
science of us animations Jan. 14, 2016

Watch This Video to Learn How Taking Breaks Helps You Get More DoneAnd why taking a nap is the busy person’s secret productivity weapon.

By Abraham Riesman and Melissa Dahl
consumer psychology Jan. 7, 2016

Watch This Video to Find Out How to Maximize Your Vacation HappinessIt’s all about storytelling.

By Abraham Riesman and Jesse Singal
worrying Dec. 10, 2015

Watch This Video to Find Out How Anxiety Can Make You SmarterYou don’t need to worry about how much you worry.

By Abraham Riesman and Melissa Dahl

advice Dec. 3, 2015

How to Sound Smart When You’re Feeling DumbIf you fear looking like an idiot when asking for help — don’t.

By Abraham Riesman and Melissa Dahl
sex Nov. 19, 2015

Explaining the Unnecessary Freak-out Over ‘Hookup Culture’How we fool ourselves into freaking out about “kids these days” over and over and over.

By Abraham Riesman and Jesse Singal
the mind Nov. 12, 2015

3 Reasons Why You Are Always Mishearing Song LyricsSo Taylor Swift is not actually singing about lonely Starbucks lovers?

By Abraham Riesman and Melissa Dahl
this is your brain on advertising Nov. 3, 2015

This Is Your Brain on Advertising: Why Kids Are So Vulnerable to MarketingChildren are very, very suggestible.

By Abraham Riesman and Jesse Singal
this is your brain on advertising Oct. 27, 2015

This Is Your Brain on Advertising: How Marketers Target Your SensesIt’s not just sleek cars and sexy spokespeople.

By Abraham Riesman and Melissa Dahl
this is your brain on advertising Oct. 20, 2015

This Is Your Brain on Advertising: Why Impulse-Buying Is So SeductiveThe psychological principle that helps explain the allure of purchasing stuff on a whim.

By Abraham Riesman and Jesse Singal
Oct. 13, 2015

This Is Your Brain on Advertising: Why Your Favorite Brand Is Like a FriendThe psychological and physiological underpinnings of brand loyalty.

By Abraham Riesman and Melissa Dahl
this is your brain on advertising Oct. 5, 2015

This Is Your Brain on Advertising: Why Sex Doesn’t SellNew research questions an old assumption about advertising.

By Abraham Riesman and Melissa Dahl
stress Sept. 24, 2015

How to Recover If Reading the News Is Stressing You OutPolitics, plane crashes, food-safety scares — what to do when it all gets to be too much.

By Abraham Riesman
narcissism Sept. 17, 2015

Here Is a Really Easy Way to Identify a NarcissistIt’s just one question.

By Abraham Riesman and Melissa Dahl

personality Sept. 10, 2015

Where’s the ‘Real’ You — in Your Head or Your Heart?Your answer matters more than you might expect.

By Abraham Riesman
sex and love Aug. 27, 2015

This Explains Why Men Always Think Women Are FlirtingIt’s something called sexual misperception — watch the latest Science of Us animated video to find out more.

By Abraham Riesman
positive thinking Aug. 20, 2015

Why a Little Pessimism Is Good for YouPositive thinking usually just gets in the way.

By Abraham Riesman and Melissa Dahl
wandering minds Aug. 6, 2015

Mindfulness Is Great, But Spacing Out Is Good for You, TooCheck out the latest episode of the Science of Us animated video series.

By Abraham Riesman and Melissa Dahl
pets July 23, 2015

How to Speak CatWatch the latest Science of Us animated video, this one all about kitty communication.

By Melissa Dahl
July 16, 2015

How to Recover From an All-NighterStep one, unfortunately, is to resist the siren song of the snooze button.

By Abraham Riesman and Melissa Dahl
sleep July 9, 2015

There’s a Bright Side to Bad DreamsThey might make your actual, waking life less frightening.

By Abraham Riesman and Melissa Dahl
science of us animations July 2, 2015

How Your Feet Can Help You SleepLet the Science of Us Sleep Institute offer you a helping foot.

By Abraham Riesman and Melissa Dahl