Word forecasts: how your brain reads into the future 
The Secret Life of “Aha!” Moments And Why We Remember Them 
How it all begins: a peek into early brain development 
Exercising is good for your brain
Did you know that working out is also good for your brain? Scientific research has shown that kids who do sports perform better at school.
How IQ-scores encourage racism
Intelligence is one of the most studied aspects of human cognition. However, it seems that IQ – the intelligence quotient – does not accurately represent intelligence. In fact, the way IQ is determined encourages racism, and the scientific community is not free from these biases.
Is everyday Googling affecting our brains?
Let’s be honest. Would you feel 100% comfortable with sharing your Google search history? We ask Google about everything, from recipes to quick and dirty medical diagnoses. Google seems to be a great friend of ours. Is this the case for our brains too?
This is why “93% of communication is nonverbal” is a myth
Have you ever heard of the claim that 93% of communication is nonverbal? This often-repeated claim states that 55% of what you communicate comes from your facial expressions, 38% from your tone of voice, and the words you speak are only responsible for 7%. Although non-verbal communication is of course important, these numbers are not true at all. What is wrong with them? And where do they come from?
We are more creative than we think
The Nobel prize winner Linus Pauling used to say “I think I think harder, think more than other people do” to explain his remarkable creative performances. And he was probably right: not everyone could have unravelled the mystery of how atoms are arranged and bounded together (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1954). Yet, does it mean that creativity isn’t within everyone’s reach? What is creativity really and how can we master it?
The truth about lies: what does research tell us about deception?
Without a doubt, lying is an inconvenient, though inevitable, part of human existence. This blog
Is love blind? Assortative mating says “no”
What qualities do we look for in our search for “the one”? Evidence from assortative
Social distancing is changing our social interactions
The current pandemic has us keeping our distance to reduce contagion, but is the physical distance affecting our social interactions? And how is it changing the way we speak?
Thinking critically about scientific claims during the COVID-19 pandemic (and beyond)
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an overwhelming flood of (mis)information related to the virus.
Keep your distance but stay social
“Man is by nature a social animal.” So spoke Aristotle in the early fourth century B.C.E. Today, this sentiment still holds true. We engage ourselves in relationships with others, and we share thoughts and experiences all the time. We do this out of need: our social nature asks us to do so and we cannot ignore it. But what happens when our social possibilities are severely limited?