A recent fracas over a psychology experiment helps illustrate how social science is broken -- and how to fix it. In 2008, Science, one of the top scientific journals, published a paper by a group of ...

New research challenges traditional views and myths in psychology, such as the long-held belief that parenting is the biggest influence on adult personalities. A comprehensive review of current ...

Probably everyone has heard the conventional wisdom that a glass of wine a day is good for you—or you've heard some variation of it. The problem is that it's based on flawed scientific research, ...

"There is no shortage of misrepresented science." Expert debunks false claim about hurricanes: 'Does not tell the full story' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Analytics and data don’t sound like a formula for romance or a good marriage, but John Gottman, PhD, has devoted 40 years to figuring out the math that makes relationships work. In his “Love Lab” at ...