New research adds evidence that learning a successful strategy for approaching a task doesn't prevent further exploration, even if it reduces performance. Maybe it's a life hack or a liability, or a ...

The largest-ever study of dog behavior, tracking more than 47,000 pets, reveals how breed, size, sex, and age shape canine traits. It provides insights that could help identify early signs of illness ...

The following distills what most often helps my clients effect behavior change. While I frame it as what I do as a counselor, much of it should be useful in self help. Build on one's genetics and ...

Are there areas of the brain, which regulate prosocial, altruistic behavior? Together with colleagues from the universities in Lausanne, Utrecht and Cape Town, researchers from Heinrich Heine ...

Maybe it’s a life hack or a liability, or a little of both. A surprising result in a new MIT study may suggest that people and animals alike share an inherent propensity to keep updating their ...