Every country can lead, not by building the most powerful AI, but by building the most purposeful AI—and keeping human ...

University of Arizona researchers use brain imaging to explore how estrogen and aging influence fear learning, shedding light ...

A large new study reveals how early relationships with parents and friends influence how we relate to those closest to us in adulthood ...

This finding comes at a tumultuous time in the politics of gender. On the one hand, transgender and queer social movements ...

Psychology reveals that fear, masculinity, and social norms drive U.S. gun culture—and shifting these mindsets can reduce violence.

A creepy clown and a chainsaw-wielding maniac lurking in the dark corners of a haunted house can truly frighten some people. For thrill seekers, however, the fear is an essential part of the fun ...

“It’s like your mind is a mirror that somebody dropped on the floor. So everything you’ve ever seen or heard or read or imagined — there are all these shards reflecting back at you, and you can’t tell ...

Athena Aktipis receives funding from the National Science Foundation. She is the Executive Director of the Cooperative Futures Institute. Jessica D. Ayers does not work for, consult, own shares in or ...

Crisp fall air and crystalline skies have arrived in Central Virginia. The leaves are changing and Halloween is just weeks away. With that comes a familiar itch for many people: getting in their ...

"Ed, I don't think you and I are alike at all." In episode 7 of Monster: The Ed Gein Story, the titular murderer finally meets his supposed hero, Christine Jorgensen, only for her to say that he's not ...

From alone time to meaningful friendships and even privacy at work, many things safeguard introverts from feeling socially burnt out or drained in their everyday lives. On the other hand, for ...