What is 'eldest daughter syndrome' and how can we fix it? From caring for younger siblings to looking after sick parents, eldest daughters often shoulder a heavy but invisible burden from a young age Sociology • 16 Dec 24
What is 'eldest daughter syndrome' and how can we fix it? From caring for younger siblings to looking after sick parents, eldest daughters often shoulder a heavy but invisible burden from a young age Sociology • 16 Dec 24
Why do many of us feel so 'blah' in the first week of January? Here's how to beat the post-Christmas blues and prevent low moods and languishing Mental Health • 16 Dec 24
Why do many of us feel so 'blah' in the first week of January? Here's how to beat the post-Christmas blues and prevent low moods and languishing Mental Health • 16 Dec 24
Why you should be suspicious of men with deep voices How vocal tone and pitch signal a person's characteristics Psychology • 16 Dec 24
Why you should be suspicious of men with deep voices How vocal tone and pitch signal a person's characteristics Psychology • 16 Dec 24
Dynamic pricing: would you pay more for pints in a busy pub? We may see pubs following airlines and hotels and trying to get customers to pay more for their drinks during peak times Retail • 16 Dec 24
Dynamic pricing: would you pay more for pints in a busy pub? We may see pubs following airlines and hotels and trying to get customers to pay more for their drinks during peak times Retail • 16 Dec 24
What Irish children's names reveal about us The single strongest indicator that a couple had a large family was if they picked traditional and common names for their children Psychology • 16 Dec 24
What Irish children's names reveal about us The single strongest indicator that a couple had a large family was if they picked traditional and common names for their children Psychology • 16 Dec 24
How to thrive as a highly sensitive person Highly sensitive people are thought to have more sensitive nervous systems and comprise approximately 25% of the global population Psychology • 12 Dec 24
How to thrive as a highly sensitive person Highly sensitive people are thought to have more sensitive nervous systems and comprise approximately 25% of the global population Psychology • 12 Dec 24
How to survive Christmas with your family and in-laws Christmas is the ultimate pressure cooker for families, couples and individuals with so much stress to have a picture-perfect season Christmas • 04 Dec 24
How to survive Christmas with your family and in-laws Christmas is the ultimate pressure cooker for families, couples and individuals with so much stress to have a picture-perfect season Christmas • 04 Dec 24
Why do we love Christmas films so much? Love them, hate them (or love to hate them), there are many reasons why we seek out formulaic and cheesy Christmas films Christmas • 04 Dec 24
Why do we love Christmas films so much? Love them, hate them (or love to hate them), there are many reasons why we seek out formulaic and cheesy Christmas films Christmas • 04 Dec 24
Cyber Monday? Why our brains love a bargain Using a variety of strategies, retailers work hard to help customers get their dopamine hit Psychology • 02 Dec 24
Cyber Monday? Why our brains love a bargain Using a variety of strategies, retailers work hard to help customers get their dopamine hit Psychology • 02 Dec 24
Are you being driven to distraction by technology? Digital tools have increased the amount of work we do so it may be time to embrace slow productivity in the workplace technology • 04 Dec 24
Are you being driven to distraction by technology? Digital tools have increased the amount of work we do so it may be time to embrace slow productivity in the workplace technology • 04 Dec 24
Why we feel Christmas comes around more quickly every year Time speeds up as we get older which may be why 77% of us think Christmas seems to arrive more rapidly each year Christmas • 28 Nov 24
Why we feel Christmas comes around more quickly every year Time speeds up as we get older which may be why 77% of us think Christmas seems to arrive more rapidly each year Christmas • 28 Nov 24
Why we fall for Black Friday scams - and what we can do about it Consumers are caught by scams which use urgency triggers, confirmation bias and trust signals to create a false sense of security and scarcity Shopping • 25 Nov 24
Why we fall for Black Friday scams - and what we can do about it Consumers are caught by scams which use urgency triggers, confirmation bias and trust signals to create a false sense of security and scarcity Shopping • 25 Nov 24
5 things our Deposit Return Scheme can learn from other countries From holders on bins to donating your deposit, there are plenty of small ways for us to collect even more bottles and cans Deposit Return Scheme • 22 Nov 24
5 things our Deposit Return Scheme can learn from other countries From holders on bins to donating your deposit, there are plenty of small ways for us to collect even more bottles and cans Deposit Return Scheme • 22 Nov 24
Would you vote for a candidate based on their appearance? Here's what the research has to say about how a candidate's appearance on a poster or leaflet may influence a voter Election 24 • 14 Nov 24
Would you vote for a candidate based on their appearance? Here's what the research has to say about how a candidate's appearance on a poster or leaflet may influence a voter Election 24 • 14 Nov 24
Why do we find it so hard to make friends as we get older? Humans have a fundamental need to connect with other people, but how we make friends changes across our lifetime Friendship • 07 Nov 24
Why do we find it so hard to make friends as we get older? Humans have a fundamental need to connect with other people, but how we make friends changes across our lifetime Friendship • 07 Nov 24
Why forgetting things is actually good for you Why do we forget things? Is it simply a sign of memory impairment, or are there benefits? Neuroscience • 05 Nov 24
Why forgetting things is actually good for you Why do we forget things? Is it simply a sign of memory impairment, or are there benefits? Neuroscience • 05 Nov 24
Do you work with a psychopath? Here's how to know It is easy to be fooled by the charming behaviour of a psychopath in the workplace, but their meanness is a particularly sinister trait Work and careers • 30 Oct 24
Do you work with a psychopath? Here's how to know It is easy to be fooled by the charming behaviour of a psychopath in the workplace, but their meanness is a particularly sinister trait Work and careers • 30 Oct 24
Are you suffering from parental burnout? Almost one in 10 caregivers say they're experiencing parental burnout, so what's causing it and what can be done to alleviate it? Parenting • 30 Oct 24
Are you suffering from parental burnout? Almost one in 10 caregivers say they're experiencing parental burnout, so what's causing it and what can be done to alleviate it? Parenting • 30 Oct 24
3 tips to beat the psychological challenges of running a marathon Here are some insights from 21 long-distance runners into strategies that could help your marathon performance Marathons • 27 Oct 24
3 tips to beat the psychological challenges of running a marathon Here are some insights from 21 long-distance runners into strategies that could help your marathon performance Marathons • 27 Oct 24
Why does Donald Trump tell such blatant lies? Politicians know lying is part of our everyday lives, but Trump is in a class of his own when it comes to false or misleading claims Psychology • 23 Oct 24
Why does Donald Trump tell such blatant lies? Politicians know lying is part of our everyday lives, but Trump is in a class of his own when it comes to false or misleading claims Psychology • 23 Oct 24
Could exercise help you to deal with anger? Exercise seems to have a predominantly positive influence on mood and research suggests this extends beyond depression and anxiety Health • 09 Oct 24
Could exercise help you to deal with anger? Exercise seems to have a predominantly positive influence on mood and research suggests this extends beyond depression and anxiety Health • 09 Oct 24
Why we seek to settle down with a partner when winter begins There's an evolutionary explanation for why so many single people want to settle down with a partner for the winter months Relationships • 08 Oct 24
Why we seek to settle down with a partner when winter begins There's an evolutionary explanation for why so many single people want to settle down with a partner for the winter months Relationships • 08 Oct 24
Why being like your boss still matters – especially on politics Research shows people often use their political stances strategically in interactions with potential employers or business contacts Work and careers • 07 Oct 24
Why being like your boss still matters – especially on politics Research shows people often use their political stances strategically in interactions with potential employers or business contacts Work and careers • 07 Oct 24
Can you change your personality? Modern personality science studies find that traits can and do change over time Psychology • 01 Oct 24
Can you change your personality? Modern personality science studies find that traits can and do change over time Psychology • 01 Oct 24
Are 'mixed emotions' real? Do people ever truly feel both positive and negative at the same time? Or do we just switch quickly back and forth? Neuroscience • 04 Oct 24
Are 'mixed emotions' real? Do people ever truly feel both positive and negative at the same time? Or do we just switch quickly back and forth? Neuroscience • 04 Oct 24
