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09/2026

Teamwork today and tomorrow: The skills that matter and how to build them
- written by
- Lara Watermann,
- Natalie Hogh,
- Joshua Braun,
- Simone Kubowitsch
Teams today collaborate across screens, time zones, and digital tools, but better technology does not always mean better teamwork. Hybrid meetings, information overload, and workflows supported by artificial intelligence (AI) create new challenges. Drawing on expert insights and psychological research, this article explores which team skills matter most and how teams can build them.
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Magazine Issue

08/2026 - Special issue on artificial intelligence

Benefits and risks of asking AI for health advice
- written by
- Jaroslava Kaňková
Can ChatGPT become your new health advisor – or even your therapist? Generative AI tools are changing how we access health information, offering speed and convenience like never before. But alongside the benefits come real risks. This article explores the promise and pitfalls of AI in non-clinical health settings.
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Magazine Issue

08/2026 - Special issue on artificial intelligence

Doctor, meet AI: How AI systems influence human decision-making in healthcare
- written by
- Julia Cecil,
- Selina Angerer,
- Eesha Kokje,
- Susanne Gaube,
- Anne-Kathrin Kleine,
- Eva Lermer
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing healthcare, from enhancing radiology diagnoses to supporting mental health treatment. But while it promises efficiency and accuracy, its integration raises questions of trust, bias, and decision-making dynamics. Will AI become an indispensable medical partner, or will barriers hinder its adoption? This article explores AI’s expanding role, its impact on healthcare professionals, and the road ahead.
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Magazine Issue

08/2026 - Special issue on artificial intelligence

Editorial for the special issue "Artificial intelligence, real consequences: Exploring the psychological dimensions of AI"
- written by
- Magdalena Wischnewski,
- Stella Wernicke
Not long ago, artificial intelligence was mostly found in science fiction and computer science departments. Today, it drafts our emails, recommends our next purchase, tutors our children, and occasionally tells us it understands how we feel. This shift has happened so quickly that our psychological vocabulary is still catching up. What does it mean to trust a system that has no body, no history, and no stake in the outcome but communicates like us? Why do we sometimes treat a chatbot with the same politeness we'd extend to a colleague, and other times discard it the moment it makes a...
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In-Mind Blog

Join the In-Mind team: Help us make psychology accessible to everyone!

written by: Rinat Meerson, Stella Wernicke, Jana Dreston
Magazine Issue 09/2026

Teamwork today and tomorrow: The skills that matter and how to build them

written by: Lara Watermann, Natalie Hogh, Joshua Braun, Simone Kubowitsch
In-Mind Blog

After "Adolescence": What we know (and don’t know) about gender attitudes and online misogyny

written by: Kate Schramm, Silvana Weber
Magazine Issue 08/2026 - Special issue on artificial intelligence

Benefits and risks of asking AI for health advice

written by: Jaroslava Kaňková

Magazine Issue 08/2024

Bug or feature? Boredom feels aversive, and this is why it matters

written by: Wanja Wolff, Katja Rewitz, Maik Bieleke

In class, during exercise, at work: boredom is an everyday experience that is generally regarded as an annoying and rather useless nuisance. In keeping with this attested uselessness, boredom had... more
Magazine Issue 06/2024 - Special issue on sport psychology

“Keeping the Olympic Flame Burning”: Protecting Athletes from Burnout in Sport

written by: Sandrine Isoard-Gautheur, Henrik Gustafsson, Daniel Madigan

Athlete burnout is a growing concern in sport, particularly among elite athletes who compete at the highest level, such as the Olympic Games. It is characterized by the symptoms of... more
Magazine Issue 06/2024 - Special issue on sport psychology

Heart rate variability (HRV): How Olympic athletes can use the heart-mind connection to boost their performance

written by: Sylvain Laborde, Stefan Ackermann, Carla Alfonso, Uirassu Borges, Eva Crone, Maša Iskra, Marko Jackovič, Valerie Haydt, Leon Hunder, Rabeea Maqsood, Frederike Midderhoff, Emma Mosley, Denise Paykoç, Caterina Salvotti, Charlotte Sanden, Rebekka Schubert, Maximilian Schmaußer, Laura Voigt

In Olympic athletes, the heart and the mind team up to achieve success. This synergy can be tracked using heart rate variability (HRV). In this article, you will learn how... more
Magazine Issue 06/2024 - Special issue on sport psychology

There is no place like home – How the French crowd may impact the athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

written by: Edda van Meurs, Charlotte Behlau, Bernd Strauss

Athletes and fans believe to be superior when competing at home. Will the French believe the same at this year’s Olympics in Paris? We review the psychological explanations for a... more
Magazine Issue 06/2024 - Special issue on sport psychology

Essential psychological aspects of the Olympic Mind

written by: Nico W. Van Yperen

It is a common myth that perfection and ‘rising above yourself’ are required to clinch Olympic gold. Very rarely, however, do athletes realize a perfect race or match. If athletes... more
Magazine Issue 06/2024 - Special issue on sport psychology

Players behind the scenes: How parents join their children’s road to the Olympics

written by: Valeria C. Eckardt, Noémie Lienhart, Travis E. Dorsch

At the end of their Olympic careers, many athletes acknowledge the contributions of a hidden participant: their parents. In the present article, the authors review the pivotal impact of parents’... more

In-Mind Blog

31.08.2015 | Culture

Bicultural minds: How capable are you in responding culturally appropriate?

written by: Katerina Pouliasi

When individuals live actively with two cultures (in families, organizations or society at large) they, partly unconsciously, partly deliberately, may change towards acquiring a ‘bicultural mind’. I will discuss here whether these individuals are capable of spontaneously producing appropriate responses that fit the expectation patterns of either of their two cultures. more
21.08.2015 | Big Questions in Society, Current Events, Gender

Why gender neutral toy aisles might help children’s development stay on target

written by: Cathleen Clerkin

In this blog post I will discuss how Target’s recent decision to do away with gender specific toy aisles could actually help children develop new cognitive skills, and as well as increase their willingness to play with different types of toys. more
01.08.2015 | Self-Control & Decision-Making

Why do we still have a cognitive bias that makes us send innocent people to jail? – Explanations of the confirmation bias

written by: Marly van Oirschot

The confirmation bias – seeking and interpreting information to support your pre-existing beliefs – can have tremendous consequences. In this blog, I will explain the existence of the confirmation bias in the criminal justice system and give two possible explanations to why we still have this bias. more
26.07.2015 | Political Psychology, Race & Ethnicity

Does it matter if people are aware of their implicit racial bias?

written by: Aaron Moss

In this blog post, I discuss how people respond to information about their implicit racial bias—automatic attitudes and beliefs that favor one ethnic group over another. Although people can be defensive, emerging research suggests there are benefits to accepting implicit racial bias and being aware of this subtle prejudice. more
01.07.2015 | Culture

The cross-cultural psychology of Internet privacy concern

written by: Robert Thomson

In a recent cross-cultural study of Facebook users in Japan and the US, I show that Japanese SNS users are more concerned about Internet privacy than American SNS users. And it turns out that because Americans have higher general trust, they less likely to believe that a stranger would take advantage of their private information, should it be leaked online. more
22.05.2015 | Gender

Gender equity in science: Achievement unlocked?

written by: Joanna Korman, Stephanie Goodwin

Is it time to throw out our gender-equity-in-STEM training materials? Williams and Ceci (2015) reported that STEM faculty members have a preference for hiring women (not men), reigniting debates over equity in academic hiring. In our blog post, we add to a growing conversation among the scientific community that questions Williams & Ceci’s grand claim of a post-sexist era in academic hiring. more

Editors' Choice

Magazine Issue 09/2026

Teamwork today and tomorrow: The skills that matter and how to build them

written by: Lara Watermann, Natalie Hogh, Joshua Braun, Simone Kubowitsch
In-Mind Blog

After "Adolescence": What we know (and don’t know) about gender attitudes and online misogyny

written by: Kate Schramm, Silvana Weber
Magazine Issue 08/2026 - Special issue on artificial intelligence

Benefits and risks of asking AI for health advice

written by: Jaroslava Kaňková

Magazine Issue 09/2025

Viral and harmful: Violence in media and its impact on empathy

written by: Mira Fauth-Bühler
Magazine Issue 03/2026

Children in front of a screen: what is the impact of technology on their development?

written by: Marica Notte, Daniela Renzi
Magazine Issue 09/2025

Digital moral distortion: How social media can negatively shape our judgement of right and wrong

written by: Tim-Dorian Knöchel, Sarah Vahed

Psychology for You!

Teamwork today and tomorrow: The skills that matter and how to build them

Benefits and risks of asking AI for health advice

Doctor, meet AI: How AI systems influence human decision-making in healthcare

Editorial for the special issue "Artificial intelligence, real consequences: Exploring the psychological dimensions of AI"

Join the In-Mind team: Help us make psychology accessible to everyone!

Teamwork today and tomorrow: The skills that matter and how to build them

After "Adolescence": What we know (and don’t know) about gender attitudes and online misogyny

Benefits and risks of asking AI for health advice

Bug or feature? Boredom feels aversive, and this is why it matters

“Keeping the Olympic Flame Burning”: Protecting Athletes from Burnout in Sport

Heart rate variability (HRV): How Olympic athletes can use the heart-mind connection to boost their performance

There is no place like home – How the French crowd may impact the athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Essential psychological aspects of the Olympic Mind

Players behind the scenes: How parents join their children’s road to the Olympics

In-Mind Blog

Bicultural minds: How capable are you in responding culturally appropriate?

Why gender neutral toy aisles might help children’s development stay on target

Why do we still have a cognitive bias that makes us send innocent people to jail? – Explanations of the confirmation bias

Does it matter if people are aware of their implicit racial bias?

The cross-cultural psychology of Internet privacy concern

Gender equity in science: Achievement unlocked?

Editors' Choice

Teamwork today and tomorrow: The skills that matter and how to build them

After "Adolescence": What we know (and don’t know) about gender attitudes and online misogyny

Benefits and risks of asking AI for health advice

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