May 29—As graduation season arrives each year, the Pioneer features one graduate from each college and high school in the coverage area. Senior Ellianna Johnson is this year’s featured graduate from Cass Lake-Bena High School which will host its commencement ceremony on Friday, May 31. The Pioneer provided Johnson with a series of questions to […]
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I’ve been studying astronaut psychology since Apollo − a long voyage to Mars in a confined space could raise stress levels and make the journey more challenging
Within the next few decades, NASA aims to land humans on the Moon, set up a lunar colony and use the lessons learned to send people to Mars as part of its Artemis program. While researchers know that space travel can stress space crew members both physically and mentally and test their ability to work […]
January always feels like it drags. The psychology behind why the month seems especially long.
January is 31 days long — just like six other months on the calendar. But unlike sunny July or busy December, for many people the first month of the year always feels like it lasts an eternity. On social media and in pop culture, January has unofficially been christened the longest month of the year, […]
January always feels like it drags. The psychology behind why the month seems especially long.
January is 31 days long — just like six other months on the calendar. But unlike sunny July or busy December, for many people the first month of the year always feels like it lasts an eternity. On social media and in pop culture, January has unofficially been christened the longest month of the year, […]
3 lessons about the psychology of inflation
If economists are right about 2024, inflation will continue to fall and we won’t even be talking about it by the end of the year. But the last three years have taught some valuable lessons about inflation that some of us never knew—and many others forgot, given that that last bout of serious price hikes […]
The psychology behind her everlasting appeal
Decades after her death, the fascination with Princess Diana lives on. She continues to launch fashion trends — like a renewed interest in blue eyeliner and French manicures — and her clothes sell for small fortunes at auction. She is beloved by women the world over. And a 2017 poll found that she’s the royal […]