Expectation Effect News Today

quit. more than 60 million americans are under heat alerts, with temperatures expected to once again soar into the 90s and heat indexes receiving 100 degrees. newark, new jersey, hit 102, and boston hit 100 degrees yesterday. relief may be on the way for the northeast, but temperatures are now expected to build throughout the week in the pacific northwest and central plains. in california, a wildfire is raging outside yosemite national park. the oak fire its called, which exploded over...

Studies suggest the BCG jab discovered a century ago could provide a cheap and effective way of boosting the immune system to protect people from developing the condition

Our behaviour and decisions can vary with the changing of the seasons. The trick is to learn to make the most of this natural variation.

Ian Mann reviews 'The Expectation Effect: How Your Mindset Can Change Your World' by David Robson.

Jodie Cook talks to behavioral scientist David Cook about the benefits of reframing your business lemons into entrepreneurial lemonade.

We know that music influences our emotions, but could it improve physical health too?

Research shows people who speak another language are more utilitarian and flexible, less risk-averse and egotistical, and better able to cope with traumatic memories

Negative mental chatter and anxious fantasies may not be all bad — they could bring benefits such as greater creativity and better health, writes...

Negative mental chatter and anxious fantasies may not be all bad – they could bring benefits such as greater creativity and better health

The writer on the long gestation of Locks – his debut novel set in 90s Merseyside – his work in prisons and what Virginia Woolf has taught him