Why diversity in nature could be the key to mental wellbeing

Protect wildlife to promote better mental health.

Andrea Mechelli, Professor of Early Intervention in Mental Health, King's College London • conversation
April 30, 2024 ~5 min

Hoarding can start in childhood – here’s why early intervention is so crucial for all age groups

Hoarding can start in childhood with no trigger, or later in life after life events such as relationship changes.

Victoria Ruby-Granger, Lecturer in Psychology, De Montfort University • conversation
April 16, 2024 ~7 min


Daniel Kahneman changed how we think about human nature – the psychologist remembered by a former student

Remembering his immense contributions to psychology and economics.

Daniel Read, Professor of Behavioural Science, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick • conversation
April 2, 2024 ~7 min

Finland is the happiest country in the world – but our research suggests the rankings are wealth and status-oriented

Much is written about the world happiness rankings. But it seems not everyone interprets the survey question the same way.

August Nilsson, PhD Candidante in Organizational Psychology, Lund University • conversation
March 27, 2024 ~7 min

How nature can alter our sense of time

Time pressure is bad for your health- but the answer may be right outside your door.

Jessica Thompson, PhD candidate in Environment and wellbeing, University of Salford • conversation
March 25, 2024 ~6 min

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

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

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