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·August 4, 2026·10 min read

Social Bonds and Recognition Reduce Teen Suicide Risk

A new study shows that strong family, school, and community bonds significantly lower suicide risk, with family attachment reducing risk by one-third.

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·July 24, 2026·9 min read

New Study Flips Core Rule of Evolution

A long-term hyena study reveals female reproductive inequality exceeds male inequality over multiple generations.

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·July 20, 2026·7 min read

Rethinking the Prisoner’s Dilemma: How Cooperation Wins

A new study reveals how cooperation emerges and persists without complex social structures or genetic kinship.

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·July 14, 2026·11 min read

The Amygdala Predicts Teen Isolation Years in Advance

A new study reveals that childhood amygdala reactivity to emotional faces isolates future social health profiles two years later.

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·July 6, 2026·9 min read

The Brain Prioritizes Spite Over Friendship

A new study demonstrates that the human brain constructs multidimensional social maps from narrative experiences using rivalries as primary anchors.

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·June 11, 2026·12 min read

Reciprocal Generosity is Abandoned Inside Unequal Social Relationships

Small adjustments to relationship hierarchy completely reshape our behavioral expectations of reciprocal generosity.

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·May 30, 2026·10 min read

Model Identifies the Exact Threshold for Optimal Ambition

A new study leverages sequential search modeling to demonstrate that optimal human ambition rests squarely in the middle: strictly above average but strictly finite.

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·May 21, 2026·8 min read

Emoji-Based Test Screens Kids’ Social Skills

A new study introduces a highly reliable, 9-question screening tool designed to evaluate the social skills of children aged 3 to 5.

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·May 20, 2026·10 min read

Parent Disapproval Destroys Childhood Best Friendships

While maternal disapproval is highly effective at destroying childhood best friendships, it carries devastating hidden costs. By tracking 394 public-school students, investigators proved that maternal condemnation triples the odds of a friendship's demise by steadily degrading its internal environment and eroding perceptions of mutual support.

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·May 7, 2026·8 min read

Psilocybin Dampens Aggression and Attack Behaviors

New research shows that low doses of the psychoactive compound can reduce high-energy aggressive behaviors in mangrove rivulus fish while keeping social communication intact, offering a new vertebrate model for studying the drug's impact on social conflict.

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·May 7, 2026·5 min read

Sexual Arousal Distorts the Perception of Romantic Interest

New research shows that when faced with ambiguous romantic cues, aroused individuals are significantly more likely to overestimate a partner's interest, potentially leading them to ignore mixed signals in early courtship.

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·February 19, 2026·7 min read

Twin Enzymes Rewire Your Brain for Interaction and Memory

Twin enzymes, different worlds. Scientists have discovered that MNK1 and MNK2 act as the brain's specialized switches for memory and social curiosity.