Online fraud is today’s most common crime. Victims are often told they are foolish for falling for it, but fraudsters use psychological mechanisms to infiltrate the...
Are you ever tempted to pour used cooking oil down the sink? Just turn on the tap and flush it all away. What about that half-used...
The recent tragic bus accident in the New South Wales Hunter Valley has again raised the issue of how we address the potential psychological effects of...
Dry July, an Australian fundraising campaign to support people affected by cancer, is almost here again. The premise is that abstaining from booze and hangovers for...
Pexels/Los Muertos Crew, CC BY “Cassie” is an anxious adult. She stresses and puts off tasks that should be simple. Seeing others succeed makes her...
Over the past eight years, I have been asked to submit astronomical evidence for court cases all over Australia. Normally when we think of evidence in...
As dawn rose over the German city of Bremen on May 7 1823, Heinrich Olbers put the finishing touches to an article that left his name...
Have you ever wondered why only hummingbirds sip nectar from feeders? Unlike sparrows, finches and most other birds, hummingbirds can taste sweetness because they carry the...
Do you sit or stand? That is the question about 7,000 men around the world have been asked about how they pee. We’ll get to their...
U.S. employees are increasingly struggling with mental health challenges tied to their jobs, such as depression, anxiety and burnout. We’re professors who research how employees interact...