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How to Catch a Social Media Manipulator in 27 Seconds

You scroll Facebook. Your aunt shares a political story. Then your high school friend. Then a news page you vaguely remember liking in 2014. Weird coincidence? Maybe. Or maybe you’re watching a digital puppet show—scripted, rehearsed, and performed by pages secretly working together. Here’s the kicker: researchers have now figured out how to spot these […]

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Psychology

Your Phone Isn’t the Problem—But Where It Sits Might Be

Let’s be honest: your phone’s just sitting there, glowing softly, whispering sweet TikToks and unread group chats. You’re deep in a work task—laser-focused—until buzz, you’re checking memes, replying to texts, and wondering how you got here. What if I told you that simply moving your phone a few feet away—not locking it, not turning it […]

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Psychology

How to Stop a Conspiracy Theory Before It Starts

Wait—You Can Inoculate Someone Against a Conspiracy Theory?! Sounds wild, right? Like slapping on a tin-foil helmet before someone even mentions aliens at Area 51. But according to a new scientific review, that’s pretty much the idea—and surprisingly, it works. Researchers just combed through nearly 7,200 people’s data across 25 studies to figure out which […]

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Psychology

Is Religion Dying? Not Everywhere—and Definitely Not for Everyone

You’re sipping your coffee, scrolling headlines. One says religion is on the decline. Another talks about the rise of the “nones.” Maybe you’ve even noticed it in your own life—fewer people at church, less talk of faith at school or work. But hold up. What if the global story of religion isn’t that it’s disappearing—but […]

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Psychology

High Diversity, Low Inclusion: Baseball’s DEI Blind Spot

Baseball fans love stats. Home runs. WAR, fWAR, bWAR. OBP, WHIP But there’s one stat that’s been getting a lot of attention lately: diversity. Major League Baseball (MLB) scored an impressive A+ in coach diversity and an A in player diversity, according to annual report cards by the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports […]

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Psychology

You Can Trick Your Brain into Growing a Sixth Finger

Ever wanted a superpower? Your brain might already have one. No, seriously. With just a mirror, a rubber finger, and some strategic stroking (not the weird kind, promise), researchers managed to convince people they had six fingers. Not metaphorically—these folks felt the touch, owned the finger, and swore it was part of their body. And […]

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Psychology

Wait—You Can Dream About a Body You Never Had?

Let’s play a quick game: Close your eyes and picture yourself in a dream. You might be flying, losing your teeth, or running late for school again (ugh). But here’s the question—what body are you dreaming with? Now, here’s the twist: What if you were born without a limb… would you still dream of having […]

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Psychology

The Test That Flipped the Script on Police Bias

What if everything you thought you knew about detecting discrimination was—statistically speaking—flawed? That’s exactly what a group of researchers just uncovered when they applied a powerful new method to millions of police stops in California. And the results? Jaw-dropping. The test didn’t just suggest racial bias in policing—it confirmed it in a way we’ve never […]

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