Talking to yourself on psilocybin may be a good sign in alcohol treatment, small study hints

The intersection of modern psychiatry and psychedelic research has yielded a fascinating new clue in the ongoing effort to treat severe substance use disorders. According to a study recently published…

The Sweetness of Scandal: The Sociological Implications of the M&M Spokescandy Controversy

Over the course of the past year, Mars Wrigley’s iconic M&M’s brand has found itself at the epicenter of a polarizing cultural debate that has traversed social media platforms, prime-time…

Campaigning on TikTok: Platform Affordances, Affective Messaging, and Candidate Communication Styles in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election

The landscape of modern political campaigning has fundamentally shifted from the town halls and television broadcasts of the 20th century to the algorithmic feeds of social media applications. A comprehensive…

No Evidence for the Evolutionary Resource Hypothesis as an Explanation of the Gender-Equality Paradox: A Longitudinal Test in the United States

For decades, behavioral scientists, evolutionary psychologists, and sociologists have debated a counterintuitive and controversial puzzle known as the gender-equality paradox. This socio-psychological concept describes a recurring observation: rather than diminishing…

The High Cost of the Catwalk: Examining the Intersection of Fashion, Physical Pain, and Professional Agency

A recent photograph captured by documentary photographer Dina Litovsky has reignited a long-standing debate within the fashion industry regarding the physical toll of runway modeling. The image, which depicts a…

Psychological correlates of problematic pornography use: A systematic review and meta-analysis of measurement and conceptualization differences

The widespread proliferation of high-speed internet access over the past three decades has fundamentally transformed human sexuality, making explicit digital content instantly accessible to billions of individuals across the globe.…

The Border is a Budget: How Federal Spending Naturalizes the Securitization of the US-Mexico Frontier

State borders are rarely the static, natural lines depicted on maps; rather, they are the product of sustained political conflict, nationalist discourse, and, most crucially, significant public financial investment. While…

Early psychosocial deprivation alters the refinement of neural dynamics across adolescence

New scientific research indicates that children who encounter severe psychosocial deprivation during their earliest years of life exhibit enduring alterations in how their brain activity matures throughout adolescence. Published in…

Exposure to Automation Explains Religious Declines

Societal evolution is an ongoing, often imperceptible process, yet the rapid integration of large language models (LLMs) and advanced robotics into the fabric of daily life has catalyzed a debate…

Actors of Disinformation: Issuers and Recipients of Hoaxes in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election

The landscape of modern American politics has undergone a profound structural shift, one where the boundaries between verified truth and strategic fabrication have blurred into standard electoral practice. During the…