From the University of Texas at Austin press release: It’s been said that variety is the spice of life, and now scientists say variety in your social circle may help you live longer. Researchers at…
From the University of Konstanz press release: The phenomenon tremendously important for a person’s self-perception is referred to as the “Big Fish Little Pond Effect” (BFLPE). A fish perceives itself as big when it swims…
From the UC Riverside press release: Nostalgia for events experienced by members of your own group can make you prefer domestic products over foreign ones, concludes the first systematic investigation into the effects of collective…
From the Cornell University press release: Are you a night owl? Then you likely prefer relaxing, low-intensity music. Same thing if it’s wintertime. Our music choices are influenced by time of day and season, and…
From the University of Waterloo press release: A person’s ability to reason wisely about a challenging situation may improve when they also experience diverse yet balanced emotions, say researchers from the University of Waterloo. The…
From the University of Chichester press release: It’s the archetypal child’s drawing — family, pet, maybe a house and garden, and the child themselves. Yet how do children represent themselves in their drawings, and does…
From the University of Pittsburgh press release: Positive interactions on social media are not making young adults feel more connected, whereas negative experiences increase the likelihood of them reporting loneliness, scientists with the University of…
From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology press release: For many years, China has been struggling to tackle high pollution levels that are crippling its major cities. Indeed, a recent study by researchers at Chinese Hong…
From the McMaster University press release: A team of researchers from McMaster University has discovered a new technique to examine how musicians intuitively coordinate with one another during a performance, silently predicting how each will…
From the Ohio State University press release: Human beings can configure their faces in thousands and thousands of ways to convey emotion, but only 35 expressions actually get the job done across cultures, a new…