Sukha Wellness Institute

Research the conference you’re about to attend. Identify the speakers and attendees you’d like to meet. Consider contacting an attendee before the event to set up a meeting over coffee or lunch. Attend social hours and poster sessions at the event to make new connections.  These are some of the basic steps shared at “Conference […]

New research pointed out avoiding talking about politics because a disagreement can be unnecessary. The common expectations of tension or discomfort from these conversations may not be the reality and can go better than expected.

Anxiety is common in children. What methods effectively alleviate their anxiety? How do parents influence the treatment process? Can parents positively affect the treatment outcomes?  In this episode, Under the Cortex features Wendy K. Silverman from Yale University School of Medicine and Jeremy W. Pettit from Florida International University who have recently published an article

ne of the greatest musical geniuses of our time is Itzhak Perlman—but carrying the weight of that title as a child wasn’t easy. The virtuoso violinist describes his early musical education as the “triangle of hell,” with pressure from (and between) his teacher and his parents. Their motto: do as I say. When Perlman got to Juilliard,

When you deliver a university course that makes students happier, everybody wants to know what the secret is. What are your tips? What are your top ten recommendations? These are the most asked questions, as if there is some quick, surefire path to happiness. The problem is that there are no life-transforming discoveries, because most

Many of us avoid discussing politics with someone who holds an opposing viewpoint, assuming the exchange will turn nasty or awkward. But having those conversations is far more gratifying than we expect, a new research paper suggests.  Across a series of experiments involving hundreds of U.S. adults, a team of scientists found that individuals underestimate

When asked who is an expert in their field, men psychology researchers name significantly fewer women than their women colleagues do, a new study found. The results, reflecting men’s implicit bias, help explain why women are less likely than men to receive citations to their work or to be invited to speak at meetings and

Belief in aliens is no longer fringe. Fifty-one percent of Americans think that unidentified flying objects are likely controlled by extraterrestrials — an increase of more than 20 percentage points since 1996. And one in three believe we’re likely to make formal contact with aliens in the next 50 years. But as someone who studies the psychology

People make ill-informed decisions every day. They buy costly food supplements that have measurable but minimal health benefits. They reject medicines that carry the slightest of safety risks. Many public health and safety officials blame misinformation for driving people toward risky choices and useless expenses. But research points to another factor—the nebulous ways that science

Psychological research often relies on participants to report or reflect on their own behavior, but these perceptions don’t always align with how they act in the real world or even during experiments in a laboratory. Lab experiments sometimes have participants engage in tasks that don’t capture the full range of behaviors people display in their