Our appetite for salt is programmed into our brains. Now scientists believe that cocaine and heroin are particularly addictive in part because they usurp that programming.
Now in his 40’s Psy loves performing on stage. I hope he'll stay amazing and crazy forever! He says he'll stop before people start thinking he’s a has-been.
"There is no limit to the human capacity for language except for things like having time to get enough exposure to the language," says Suzanne Flynn, a psycholinguist at MIT. Harvard psycholinguist Steven Pinker agrees.
After a long silence, linguists and psychologists are now looking to hyperpolyglots for answers. Do these people possess extraordinary brains, or are they ordinary folk who do the extraordinary through motivation and effort?
Because Internet anonymity is known to aid cyber-crimes, social media companies like Google and Facebook are taking measures to stop people from using pseudonyms. A 'real name' culture is spreading.
An online community of thousands claim they have Trypophobia, a fear of clusters of holes, pods or cracks. But psychiatrists doubt whether this is an actual phobia, or if people are being primed to think the images are yucky.
Facebook has revealed that it manipulated the news feeds of over half a million users to change the number of positive and negative posts they saw. Many people think this sort of psychological testing crosses the line.
Facebook has revealed that it manipulated the news feeds of over half a million users to change the number of positive and negative posts they saw. Many people think this sort of psychological testing crosses the line.
Facebook has revealed that it manipulated the news feeds of over half a million users to change the number of positive and negative posts they saw. Many people think this sort of psychological testing crosses the line.
Music can be a powerful tool of psychological warfare! Ukrainians in Crimea have responded to Russians broadcasting propaganda over loudspeakers by blasting back the songs of American pop singer Cher.
Music can be a powerful tool of psychological warfare! Ukrainians in Crimea have responded to Russians broadcasting propaganda over loudspeakers by blasting back the songs of American pop singer Cher.
Music can be a powerful tool of psychological warfare! Ukrainians in Crimea have responded to Russians broadcasting propaganda over loudspeakers by blasting back the songs of American pop singer Cher.
Gangnam Style, the new music video by Korean rapper Psy, shows him doing a ridiculous dance as he gallops through a materialistic world. He says the mindset of this dance is "dress classy and dance cheesy."
Gangnam Style, the new music video by Korean rapper Psy, shows him doing a ridiculous dance as he gallops through a materialistic world. He says the mindset of this dance is "dress classy and dance cheesy."
Gangnam Style, the new music video by Korean rapper Psy, shows him doing a ridiculous dance as he gallops through a materialistic world. He says the mindset of this dance is "dress classy and dance cheesy."
Gangnam Style, the new music video by Korean rapper Psy, shows him doing a ridiculous dance as he gallops through a materialistic world. He says the mindset of this dance is "dress classy and dance cheesy."
Music can be a powerful tool of psychological warfare! Ukrainians in Crimea have responded to Russians broadcasting propaganda over loudspeakers by blasting back the songs of American pop singer Cher.
Featuring three incarnations of the Doctor, the Doctor Who 50th anniversary episode delved deep into the character's psyche. "It's the most ambitious episode we've ever done," said the show's boss, Steven Moffat.
Featuring three incarnations of the Doctor, the Doctor Who 50th anniversary episode delved deep into the character's psyche. "It's the most ambitious episode we've ever done," said the show's boss, Steven Moffat.
Featuring three incarnations of the Doctor, the Doctor Who 50th anniversary episode delved deep into the character's psyche. "It's the most ambitious episode we've ever done," said the show's boss, Steven Moffat.
Featuring three incarnations of the Doctor, the Doctor Who 50th anniversary episode delved deep into the character's psyche. "It's the most ambitious episode we've ever done," said the show's boss, Steven Moffat.
To help illustrate the challenges faced by people with dyslexia, a number of psychological effects are used to obfuscate the text. Words are cut in half, spaced irregularly, and modified in ways that make them barely legible.
To help illustrate the challenges faced by people with dyslexia, a number of psychological effects are used to obfuscate the text. Words are cut in half, spaced irregularly, and modified in ways that make them barely legible.
To help illustrate the challenges faced by people with dyslexia, a number of psychological effects are used to obfuscate the text. Words are cut in half, spaced irregularly, and modified in ways that make them barely legible.