What we learned from teaching a course on the science of happiness

We followed up students years after they took our course to find out whether they still reported better wellbeing.

Bruce Hood, Professor of Developmental Psychology in Society, University of Bristol • conversation
March 25, 2024 ~6 min

Body appreciation has been linked to better sexual and life satisfaction – here’s how to cultivate it

Greater body appreciation is also closely tied to other aspects of wellbeing, such as fewer symptoms of depression.

Viren Swami, Professor of Social Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
Feb. 2, 2024 ~8 min


Social isolation and loneliness linked to poor health – our study could help explain why

Inflammation could be the missing puzzle piece.

Line Jee Hartmann Rasmussen, Senior researcher of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University • conversation
Dec. 13, 2023 ~6 min

Technology is stealing your time in ways you may not realise – here’s what you can do about it

Technology is changing our perception of what time is for.

Vanda Černohorská, Postdoctoral Researcher, Czech Academy of Sciences • conversation
Dec. 6, 2023 ~7 min

Practicing mindfulness with an app may improve children’s mental health

New research suggests daily mindfulness training at home helped reduce kids’ stress levels and negative emotions.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Oct. 11, 2023 ~8 min

How loneliness changes the way our brains process the world

Humans are social beings so it’s no wonder that feeling isolated can affect the way we think

Robin Kramer, Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology, University of Lincoln • conversation
Oct. 10, 2023 ~5 min

College students with loans more likely to report bad health and skip medicine and care, study finds

College students who postpone medical care to save money end up paying for it down the line in the form of worse health, a researcher contends.

Joan Maya Mazelis, Associate Professor of Sociology, Rutgers University • conversation
Aug. 4, 2023 ~5 min

How classic psychology warped our view of human nature as cruel and selfish - but new research is more hopeful

Modern psychologists are challenging classic studies that portrayed humanity as individualistic.

Steve Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Leeds Beckett University • conversation
July 19, 2023 ~7 min


Depression too often gets deemed 'hard to treat' when medication falls short

An overreliance on medication as the first-line treatment for depression can lead some people to be labeled with treatment-resistant depression when there are other viable alternatives for relief.

Jay Kayser, PhD Student in Social Work and Developmental Psychology, University of Michigan • conversation
March 15, 2023 ~12 min

Four habits of happy people – as recommended by a psychologist

The good news is that we can all improve our happiness levels with daily practice.

Lowri Dowthwaite-Walsh, Senior Lecturer in Psychological Interventions, University of Central Lancashire • conversation
Feb. 21, 2023 ~7 min

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