Why Preregistration Is No Stop to Poor Science
Studies You Should Know Why Preregistration Is No Stop to Poor Science The Question Psychology's replication crisis prompted a wave of proposed remedies.
A Potential Pitfall of Passion: When Enthusiasm Distorts Self-Assessment
Passion at work is almost universally celebrated. A 2024 study tracking nearly 34,000 daily observations finds a less comfortable truth: passion is also associated with overconfidence about how well you are actually performing.
What Is Wisdom? Sternberg’s Tree of Philosophy Theory
Psychology has been studying wisdom for decades, mostly on its own terms. A 2023 paper by Robert Sternberg argues the field has been missing something: two and a half thousand years of philosophical thinking about exactly this question.
Eight Personality Traits That May Help You Live to 100
What personality traits do people who live to 100 tend to share? A Spanish study interviewing 19 centenarians found eight recurring characteristics, and several of them point toward something more actionable than genetics.
Social Media Profiling: How Your Online Life Shapes Hiring Decisions
Most job seekers know their social media is being checked. What a 2024 study reveals is more unsettling: it is your personal posts, not your professional ones, that carry the most weight in how hiring managers rate your suitability for the job.
Personality Profiles of 263 Occupations
What does the average surgeon, teacher, or software engineer look like in terms of personality? A 2024 study mapping 263 occupations across 68,000 people provides the most comprehensive answer yet and finds that the details matter more than the headlines.
Physical Attractiveness and Personality: Is There a Real Link?
Is there a real connection between physical attractiveness and personality? A 2026 study replicates and extends earlier findings, using longitudinal data to examine whether the two are more meaningfully linked than most people assume.
Leadership and Mental Health: Which Style Matters Most?
Not all leadership styles affect employee mental health equally. A 2023 meta-analysis of 93,000 participants finds that what protects wellbeing and what causes harm may require very different things from those in charge.
Can an AI Chatbot Read Your Personality?
Could an AI infer your personality just from the way you write and speak? A 2023 study put the idea to a rigorous psychometric test. The results are more nuanced than either enthusiasts or sceptics might expect.
A Smarter Way to Measure Job Complexity
What is the best way to measure how cognitively demanding a job is? A 2023 study argues the answer might be simpler than we thought: just look at the average intelligence of the people doing it.