Raise a glass to your cousin, King Charles III
How to prove you’re descended from royalty.
Turi King, Professor of Genetics and Public Engagement, University of Leicester
• conversation
May 3, 2023 • ~6 min
May 3, 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
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
March 1, 2023 • ~8 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
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
Jan. 12, 2023 • ~7 min
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