The college years once ranked among the happiest times of most people’s lives, but that’s changed. Young adults face an escalating mental health crisis, fueled in part by loneliness. In 2023, 19% of ...

For many in the U.S., the season most associated with giving, receiving and volunteering runs from Thanksgiving through Hanukkah and Christmas to New Year’s.But around the world, a giving season or ...

Participate in APS's social media video competition designed to bring the importance of psychological science to the ...

Understanding how the human brain learns to perceive objects is one of the ultimate challenges in neuroscience.  In 2003, Pawan Sinha, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ...

In some parts of the world, record numbers of people are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In the United States, for example, government researchers last year ...

Instead of being thankful that a delicious beverage awaits at your favorite coffee shop, you fume because the person ahead in line ordered a caramel ...

What’s really going on inside the brain of an altruist? Why do altruists care so much more for a stranger who needs help? Why are they so willing to give away a kidney?In this episode, ...

Psychology has portrayed “risk-takers” in a familiar way over the past few decades: as skydivers, gamblers, motorcyclists, partygoers and thrillseekers. But in 2025, this archetype seems to be ...

Historically, rituals have acted as a social glue. “We’re especially interested in being like our family, and members of our community, of our region or country,” said Cristine Legare, a professor of ...

You might think spending time on your smartphone or computer is bad for your brain. Indeed, “brain rot” — the slang term for a mental decline caused by mindlessly consuming social media or digital ...

The APS Mentorship Program welcomes 99 participants to this year’s cohort. The program is designed to help APS members make connections with other professionals across the globe, strengthening their ...

The incorporation of psychological science into public policy is key to supporting a stronger society, but the success of that societal impact is determined by how well the science is understood and ...