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Uniquely Human: Understanding Our Cultural Evolution
Several theories point to human’s unique capacity to teach and learn from others as an evolutionary turning point in human history.
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New Content From Current Directions in Psychological Science
A sample of articles on risk for developing aggressive behavior, cultural evolution, adolescent depression, inequality among adolescents, memory and statistical learning, and how digital technologies impact emotions.
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New Content From Perspectives on Psychological Science
A sample of articles on machine learning and measurement errors, executive function development, negative academic experiences, colorism in Asia, a meta-analytic investigation about the HEXACO model of personality, the use of tools and the human mind, and birthing consciousness as an altered state of consciousness.
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The world in a song
Although all human cultures appear to create music, the music of different cultures is incredibly varied, leading some scholars to question whether music is really, as Henry Longfellow claimed in 1835, a universal “language” of
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The Three Personalities of America
A few years ago, Jason Rentfrow, a psychologist at the University of Cambridge, dug into a question that has captivated him for decades: Do different places have different personalities? Do people in Los Angeles, for
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Hungry, Hungry Hippocampus: The Psychology Of How We Eat
Anyone who’s tried (and failed) to follow a diet knows that food is more than fuel. The reasons we eat are even embedded in our language. When we’re in an unfamiliar place, we yearn for comfort
