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On: February 23, 2013

How Bank Tellers Are Stopping Customers From Giving Money to Scammers

8 June 2026

With cybercrime continuing to rise, some banks are testing new prevention strategies. JPMorgan Chase hired a behavioral scientist. [...]

Morning vs. night shower: which is better according to experts

5 June 2026

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Chances are you’ve probably already had this conversation with someone. Maybe more than once. Morning shower people and night shower people tend to hold [...]

How parents’ phone habits shape their children’s, according to new research

5 June 2026

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM For years, the conversation about children and screens has been aimed squarely at children. How much time, what content, and at what age? Sweden’s [...]

Perfectionism is accelerating over time: A cross-temporal meta-analytic review of 35 years of college student data.

29 May 2026

Psychological Bulletin, Vol 152(3), Mar 2026, 255-287; doi:10.1037/bul0000518Research indicates that perfectionism is on the rise among college students. This study updates and expands on this work in several ways. First, [...]

Think you’re bad at languages? Experts say these 5 myths are to blame

22 May 2026

Many people avoid learning a new language because they remember stressful grammar lessons or fear making mistakes. But language experts say communication, culture, and connection matter far more than perfection. [...]

The Promise of Generative AI for Personalized Persuasion

20 May 2026

Current Directions in Psychological Science, Ahead of Print. Generative AI (GenAI) has transformed many aspects of modern life. In this article, we explore the potential of GenAI for personalized persuasion: [...]

What’s on an Octogenarian’s Bucket List? A Tugboat Ride.

17 May 2026

Older Americans are getting a chance to do something they’ve always wanted through programs designed to make dreams — from drinking soda to skydiving — come true. [...]

The Nobel-Winning Psychologist Who Believed He Found the Secret to Happiness

13 May 2026

Why searching for the best is the wrong goal. [...]

We’re at the Dawn of the Ozempic Era — and It’s Really Weird

9 May 2026

One in eight American adults is taking GLP-1s. What does that mean for how we relate to our food, bodies and one another? [...]

The Rise of Emotional Surveillance

4 May 2026

The good news, for me at least, is that the computer thinks I have a nice personality. According to an app called MorphCast, I was, in a recent meeting with [...]

Trans People Face More Violence Than Cisgender Sexual Minorities

4 May 2026

Source: PsyPostTransgender people report higher rates of discrimination and violence across Europe compared to individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual. These disparities remain relatively consistent regardless of how [...]

What to Know About Orphines, a New Class of Deadly Opioids

4 May 2026

The drugs are 10 times more dangerous than fentanyl. They are showing up in street drugs in the South and the Midwest, and will most likely spread to other regions. [...]

‘The Most Bipartisan Issue Since Beer’: Opposition to Data Centers

2 May 2026

Americans have soured on data centers, polls show, and the sentiment is profoundly bipartisan. How will that change our politics? [...]

What the data really shows about remote work | APA 2025 #remotework #work #psychology #shorts

27 April 2026

Using nationally representative data and rigorous methods, psychologists find remote and onsite workers spend about the same amount of time working each day. What does differ? Less commuting, more flexibility, [...]

He Warned About the Dangers of A.I. If Only His Father Had Listened.

25 April 2026

Ben Riley was already writing about the risks of chatbots when his dad started trusting A.I. over his doctor. [...]