Studying the evolution of altruistic behaviors reveals how knee-jerk good intentions can backfire.
Studying the evolution of altruistic behaviors reveals how knee-jerk good intentions can backfire.
A list of this year's most high-profile retractions and controversies in science
Some are worried that psychologists have become addicted to sound-bite results.
Additions and revisions to a diagnostic guide used by mental health professionals around the world could lead to more misdiagnoses.
This year’s Ig Nobel awards recognize research on how a full bladder hinders sound thinking, beetles that mate with beer bottles, and a wasabi fire-alarm.
A psychologist whose splashy findings on human nature routinely made the news has been dismissed for falsifying data.