As strange as it may sound, boredom can also help improve focus. When we’re always switching between apps and screens, our ...

A study on the daily routines, activities and types of boredom in people with dementia living in long-term care communities found that people’s experiences vary. In other words, some are bored but not ...

In a Special Issue of JDS Communications® dedicated to behavior in dairy animals, a new study demonstrates that a novel sailing buoy can make a pen more interactive and engaging Alison L. Russell, PhD ...

I want to recommend Darby Saxbe’s recent piece in the Washington Post about the benefits of boredom for children. She argues that we are over-parenting our children with costs to both ourselves and to ...

In the first study, the scientists assessed boredom and a number of personality aspects using online and offline questionnaires in six different groups of volunteers. In all six groups, people who ...

New research suggests that the psychological traits of mothers and fathers may influence their children’s attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder tendencies and boredom levels in distinct ways. The ...