Poverty hurts young brains but social safety net may help

Study finds aid programs cut disparities in brain structure and mental health, especially in states where the cost of living is high.

Christy DeSmith • harvard
May 2, 2023 ~6 min

Are you a shark or a teddy? How understanding conflict styles can help you overcome fights with friends and family

Psychologists have found people have different conflict management styles, from “sharks” to “owls”.

Sam Carr, Reader in Education with Psychology and Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath • conversation
March 6, 2023 ~7 min


Sibling aggression and abuse go beyond rivalry – bullying within a family can have lifelong repercussions

All brothers and sisters have tensions or disagreements from time to time as they jockey for position in the family. But when one sibling victimizes another, there can be serious and ongoing harms.

Tanya Rouleau Whitworth, Research Scientist at the Crimes against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire • conversation
March 1, 2023 ~8 min

Doctors’ emotions can lead to useless end-of-life care

Despite a preference for dying peacefully at home, many terminally ill patients undergo painful end-of-life treatments. A model explains why.

Andrew Smith-Rutgers • futurity
Jan. 18, 2023 ~5 min

Like Prince Harry a quarter of British people have consulted a psychic – here’s the science on why

How Prince Harry using a psychic to contact his dead mother, Princess Diana, isn’t that unusual.

Neil Dagnall, Reader in Applied Cognitive Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University • conversation
Jan. 12, 2023 ~7 min

US birth rates are at record lows – even though the number of kids most Americans say they want has held steady

Childbearing goals have remained remarkably consistent over the decades. What has changed is when people start their families and how many kids they end up having.

Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill • conversation
Jan. 12, 2023 ~7 min

Work-from-home parents watched kids more in COVID’s first year

Parents, especially mothers, spent more time supervising their kids during the first year of the pandemic, researchers report.

Mike Cummings-Yale • futurity
Jan. 3, 2023 ~8 min

Work-from-home parents watched kids more in COVID’s first year

Parents, especially mothers, spent more time supervising their kids during the first year of the pandemic, researchers report.

Mike Cummings-Yale • futurity
Jan. 3, 2023 ~8 min


Poll: What if your teen refuses holiday religious services?

In a poll, 44% of parents said that teens shouldn't get to choose whether or not to attend holiday religious services until they're 18.

Beata Mostafavi-Michigan • futurity
Dec. 19, 2022 ~7 min

DNA Helps Holocaust Survivors to Reconstruct Family Trees

VOA Learning English • voa
Dec. 7, 2022 ~6 min

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