Category: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

A major study reveals that laughing at your own minor blunders is the ultimate social power move, beating out embarrassment for building trust and likability.

Stuck on repeat. A major study reveals that our brains prefer repeating past decisions over weighing new facts, turning simple actions into “irrational” long-term habits.

A window into the living brain. Researchers successfully use “synthetic reporters” to track brain activity and gene expression in primates via a simple blood test.