Long Fuse, Big Bang

How to achieve long-term success through daily victories.

Cognition

Are Neurons Required for Cognition and Memory?

Eric Haseltine Ph.D. on April 1, 2024

Convincing evidence from plants, flatworms, slime molds, and our own bodies suggests that neurons may not be the only cells that "think."

Convincing evidence from plants, flatworms, slime molds, and our own bodies suggests that neurons may not be the only cells that "think."

Stress

The Danger of UFOs Is Not What You Think

Eric Haseltine Ph.D. on February 20, 2024

The UFO phenomenon reveals more about humans than about ETs.

The UFO phenomenon reveals more about humans than about ETs.

Creativity

One Simple Trick to Think Outside the Box

Eric Haseltine Ph.D. on November 20, 2023

A creativity-enhancing trick to help get you unstuck in your personal or professional life.

A creativity-enhancing trick to help get you unstuck in your personal or professional life.

Evolutionary Psychology

Exopsychology, the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence

Eric Haseltine Ph.D. on November 8, 2023

Novel ideas about why extraterrestrials might have come here.

Novel ideas about why extraterrestrials might have come here.

Openness

The Surprising Psychology of UFO Reporting

Eric Haseltine Ph.D. on November 3, 2023

Here's why the public perception of both UFOs and those who report them matter.

Here's why the public perception of both UFOs and those who report them matter.

Bias

Cognitive Biases Might Blind Us to the Truth About UFOs

Eric Haseltine Ph.D. on July 30, 2023

ETs might be real but showing their presence in ways we don't expect.

ETs might be real but showing their presence in ways we don't expect.

Career

2 Secrets of Career Satisfaction Late in Life

Eric Haseltine Ph.D. on July 20, 2023

A Personal Perspective: Surviving and thriving after loss of a job.

A Personal Perspective: Surviving and thriving after loss of a job.

Sleep

A Simple Trick for Beating Insomnia

Eric Haseltine Ph.D. on June 23, 2023

How I found a simple way to avoid sleep anxiety.

How I found a simple way to avoid sleep anxiety.

Creativity

Astonishing Animal Shows Humans a New Way to Innovate

Eric Haseltine Ph.D. on June 3, 2023

Need a better way to get innovations accross the valley of death? The newly discovered mimic octopus shows how to navigate around the many dangers that often kill great ideas.

Need a better way to get innovations accross the valley of death? The newly discovered mimic octopus shows how to navigate around the many dangers that often kill great ideas.

Animal Behavior

Animal Behavior May Hold the Key to Ukrainian Victory

Eric Haseltine Ph.D. on April 6, 2023

Fresh ideas from the animal kingdom fuel hope for oppressed Ukrainians.

Fresh ideas from the animal kingdom fuel hope for oppressed Ukrainians.

Environment

How to Get Noticed When You're Invisible

Eric Haseltine Ph.D. on March 23, 2023

Simple but effective ways to get on the radar screen.

Simple but effective ways to get on the radar screen.

Anxiety

Anxiety and Depression Are Tightly Linked: Why It Matters

Eric Haseltine Ph.D. on March 15, 2023

Implications for prevention and treatment of depression and anxiety.

Implications for prevention and treatment of depression and anxiety.

Sport and Competition

How Underdogs Can Compete and Win

Eric Haseltine Ph.D. on March 10, 2023

Steal a page from nature’s playbook to come out on top.

Steal a page from nature’s playbook to come out on top.

Relationships

Love Literally Changes the Structure of Your Brain

Eric Haseltine Ph.D. on February 12, 2023

What goes on in your brain when you’re truly smitten (or not)?

What goes on in your brain when you’re truly smitten (or not)?

Education

New Research Indicates Learning Can Take Place Without Neurons

Eric Haseltine Ph.D. on December 2, 2022

A game-changing study on associative learning in plants may spark further research on non-neuronal cognition.

A game-changing study on associative learning in plants may spark further research on non-neuronal cognition.

Anxiety

Anxiety/Depression Meds May Not Work the Way We Thought

Eric Haseltine Ph.D. on November 21, 2022

Research demonstrating a link between inflammation and both depression and anxiety is rapidly mounting, suggesting promise for a whole new class of treatments.

Research demonstrating a link between inflammation and both depression and anxiety is rapidly mounting, suggesting promise for a whole new class of treatments.

Anger

A Surprising Way to Fight Political Hatred and Violence

Eric Haseltine Ph.D. on November 7, 2022

The science of optical illusions could help change unchangeable animosities.

The science of optical illusions could help change unchangeable animosities.

Dementia

Music Can Literally Grow Your Brain

Eric Haseltine Ph.D. on September 29, 2022

Learn how music rewires the brain.

Learn how music rewires the brain.

Deception

The Cyber Security Head Game

Eric Haseltine Ph.D. on September 12, 2022

Why cyber security is all about psychology, not technology.

Why cyber security is all about psychology, not technology.

Behaviorism

How Animals Train Humans

Eric Haseltine Ph.D. on July 1, 2022

Personal Perspective: Animals may be able to learn how to make us learn.

Personal Perspective: Animals may be able to learn how to make us learn.