Why facts backfire in political debates, and what psychology says works to bridge divides and prevent radicalization.

Will Mair, who studies aging, lost almost all his research funds when the White House cracked down on Harvard. He was wholly ...

Most of our daily actions may happen without much thought. Researchers found that around 65% of everyday behaviors are triggered automatically by habit rather than conscious decisions. Many of these ...

Climate messaging is everywhere, urging people to recycle, vote, protest or rethink their daily habits. But which types of messages actually motivate people to take collective action on climate change ...

A patient with cancer reflects on participating in a clinical study and how community and creativity helped ease chemo brain symptoms. I was a participant in a clinical study on Chemo Brain conducted ...

This research brief draws on the strongest impact evaluations to date to clarify when anticipatory action improves welfare and when it can protect livelihoods and contribute to longer-term resilience.

World Bank Group Institute for Economic Development AI tools presetation and demo. Photo: World Bank Development research turns into action when people, technology, and collaboration work together.

Following on from the wonderful It Takes Two, developer Hazelight took things to the next level when it comes to scale in Split Fiction and continued to hone its craft as the modern-day masters of the ...

Digit health technologies (DHT) are a key aspect of U.S. Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda. DHTs are health care focused ...

The ORI Research Participant Payments Office will process payments on an adjusted schedule during the upcoming holiday period. Please reference the table below for payment issuance dates. Please note ...

When the Trump administration brutally cut federal funding for biomedical research earlier this year, at least 383 clinical trials that were already in progress were abruptly canceled, cutting off ...

The following scholars are presenting their work at Medicine, the Body, and the Senses: Asian Perspectives, the 2025 Annual Conference of the Asia Research Institute. Their research spans diverse ...