From the University of Toronto press release: Put on a happy face, your success may depend on it, suggests a study by psychology researchers at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Arts and Science. In…
From the Research Society on Alcoholism press release: Prior research suggests that college students, males, and people drinking alcohol at restaurants, bars, and nightclubs are at particularly high risk for driving after drinking. Breath-testing devices are…
From the University of Huddersfield press release: It is human nature to give added credence to the views of family and friends. But this could lead to inaccurate eyewitness statements in court cases and therefore potential…
From the University of Kent press release: Some people experience intense aversion and anxiety when they see clusters of roughly circular shapes, such as the bubbles in a cup of coffee or the holes in…
From the PLOS press release: Research using computer-animated 3D faces suggests that less is more for a successful smile, according to a study published June 28, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Nathaniel…
From the University of Stirling press release: People tend to change the pitch of their voice depending on who they are talking to, and how dominant they feel, a study by the University of Stirling has…
From the University College London press release: Architects, painters and sculptors conceive of spaces in different ways from other people and from each other, finds a new study by UCL and Bangor University researchers. When asked…
From the KU Leuven press release: Video assistant refereeing in soccer has to be used with caution. Researchers at KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Belgium, have shown that refs are more likely to give red…
From the University of Freiburg press release: “Sport is too much like hard work.” For many, that is reason enough to pass when it comes to exercise. But does sport really have to make you break…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Seemingly any behavior can be “gamified” and awarded digital points these days, from tracking the steps you’ve walked to the online purchases you’ve made and even the…