The COVID-19 pandemic have encouraged social scientists around the globe to consider how we can best shape human behavior to reduce the more dire outcomes of this virus. What messages can we send to ...

Oregon legalized recreational use of marijuana in 2015. (Oregon Department of Agriculture) Oregon youth have some of the most elevated rates of cannabis use in the country — but when it comes to ...

Is there anything people can do to start to restore some sanity and have actually productive conversations with people you disagree with? Yup, answer psychologists. Their advice isn’t always easy to ...

When you and I try to convince someone to change, we call it persuasion. When someone tries to get you to do something that you don’t want to do, you call it nagging. Our double-standard in ...

Experts often reassure couples that an occasional disagreement is normal in a healthy relationship. Although a little back and forth here and there is expected — there’s supposedly a way to do it ...

Okay, let’s talk about persuasion. The art of getting people to do what you want. Sounds like magic, right? But trust me, ...

Most people don’t understand why their living standards are falling - and the billionaires are counting on that. This video ...

When modernization succeeds, it transforms productivity and efficiency, setting off a ripple effect that redefines what’s ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My fiance and I have chosen not to register for gifts. Not only do we wish to do what is proper, but we already live together in a tiny apartment and have neither the need nor the ...