emotions

Over the years, we at Giz Asks have probed countless aspects of animal behavior and psychology. Which animal is the h…

Assuming that you don’t have an infinite supply of money—assuming your supply of money is, like most personal…

A couple years back, a team of research psychologists ID’d a phenomenon called “cute aggression,” wherein the sight…

We humans are masters of resentment—a characteristic that can be traced back the beginnings of recorded history.…

It turns out goats really do know that you’re trouble when you walk in. These domestic animals can distinguish human…

It is likely that you, a human, can tell when your fellow humans are upset based on the sound of their voice. You…

Facebook made another bad decision today, adding an unnecessary amount of nuance to your interactions on its social…

The field of psychology is currently in the midst of a kind of civil war, with one side claiming a widespread…

Our modern environment is saturated with wireless signals, a consequence of our insatiable desire to transmit data…

Ever wondered how your emotions interact or what they give rise to? This visualization, called The Atlas of Emotions,…

When the first guests arrive at Nagasaki’s Hotel Henn Na in July this year, they will be greeted and served by…

German researchers have created a version of Nintendo's Super Mario Advance in which the videogame hero can learn…

Elena Rogova's Appearance and Reality is a clever short story that tackles something we can all relate to: the…

You've heard the self-help gurus who say positive thoughts can bring us happiness, wealth, and success. But there's…

In today's experiments, one of the most common tricks that experimental psychologists play is giving people placebos…

Over the weekend, the internet exploded over the fact that Facebook had conducted psychological experiments on user…

Spend time with a Debbie Downer, and you'll likely end up feeling blue. Turns out, the same is true digitally: Facebo…

Our technologies are rapidly evolving, and with it, the very nature of our personal lives. Here's how the era of…

Coming across as a socially functioning human who expresses real emotions can be such a drain. If only there was a…

In a study that now seems embarrassingly overdue, scientists have tripled the list of human facial expressions from…