Good things take time—but new research suggests mindfulness can make the wait easier
Ask someone if they'd rather take $5 today or $10 next week and they'll know which option is better.
Ask someone if they'd rather take $5 today or $10 next week and they'll know which option is better.
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Aug 3, 2026
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Parents may have heard of the dangers of being a "helicopter parent." They hover so closely over their kids that they never get a chance to develop independence and resilience.
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Aug 17, 2026
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If given the chance to gain thousands of admirers for your work, would you take it? The artists whom my colleagues and I interviewed as part of our research on content creators did—and many went on to question whether it ...
Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2026
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Skin appearance plays an important role in the perception of age, health and attractiveness. Of course, skin appearance is affected by actual skin condition, but previous research has also found that it is affected by adjacent ...
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Aug 11, 2026
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For years, social media companies have faced pressure from users and government watchdogs to stop misinformation from distorting elections, deepening political divisions and undermining Americans' trust in institutions. But ...
Social Sciences
Jul 30, 2026
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Across the United States, the number of people who do not have and do not want to have children is growing. While they are twice as likely to live in California as Louisiana, individual demographic characteristics are the ...
Social Sciences
Aug 12, 2026
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Young people are significantly more likely than older generations to hold hostile attitudes toward women, and these attitudes are being reflected in classroom behavior, according to new research from the University of Melbourne.
Social Sciences
Aug 17, 2026
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From wall-mounted smartphone docks to old-fashioned coiled-phone handsets, a growing trend for retro phone accessories may be a sign that many people are looking for ways to create distance from their smartphones.
Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2026
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A 19th-century real estate agent created the world's first version of Rightmove more than 160 years before the birth of online property previews.
Social Sciences
Aug 5, 2026
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Babies start out life helpless and stay that way for a long time. They cannot walk, feed themselves or survive without an adult's continued care. Our dependency timeline has no clear parallel elsewhere in the animal kingdom.
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Aug 5, 2026
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