Eurasian jays exhibit delayed gratification, waiting to receive their favoured food, mealworms, over immediately eating bread and cheese in a bird version of the Stanford marshmallow test, an ...

In the 1970s, the late psychologist Walter Mischel explored the importance of the ability to delay gratification as a child to one’s future success in life, via the famous Stanford “marshmallow ...

Do you hate yourself because you think you have no willpower? Are you envious of people you know who seem to be so much better at avoiding temptations and focusing on their long-term goals? Both ...

An eye-opening experiment on cephalopods reinforces why it is so important for us not to underestimate animal intelligence. A study published in 2021 presented cuttlefish with a new version of the ...