New research indicates that perceiving one’s social group as possessing inner spiritual strength can drive members to extreme acts of self-sacrifice. This willingness to suffer for the group appears ...

Step inside the strange world of a superfluid, a liquid that can flow endlessly without friction, defying the common-sense ...

Discover what cult brands are, how they foster loyalty, influence identity, and the unique characteristics that set them apart. Examples include Mini Cooper, Goop, and more.

It’s really significant when someone like Donald Trump does this," one psychologist explained. "It sends a signal that it’s ...

Researchers have identified a key reason why the batteries used to power everything from smartphones to electric vehicles ...

You will be redirected to our submission process. In recent years, the study of collective dynamics in complex systems has expanded beyond traditional pairwise network models to include non-pairwise ...

Abstract: Individual driving behavior is a pivotal element that shapes the overall traffic dynamics in a city. In this work, we study and analyze the complex web of relationships between individual ...

Nathan Ryan is the recipient of an Office of National Intelligence National Intelligence Postdoctoral Grant (project number NIPG-2023-008) funded by the Australian government. Homicide cases where the ...

The quantum tangent kernel method is a mathematical approach used to understand how fast and how well quantum neural networks can learn. A quantum neural network is a machine learning model that runs ...

This much is clear: Stress changes the way we interact with other people. However, it is far from clear how stress changes our behavior toward others. Are we more aggressive when we are stressed ...

Abstract: One of the fundamental scientific problems in neuroscience is to have a good understanding of how cognition and behavior emerge from brain function. Since the neuroscience concept of ...