From the University of Alberta press release via EurekAlert!: If you’re still using your mobile phone behind the wheel, University of Alberta sociology researcher Abu Nurullah likely has your number. More specifically, he can tell…
From the University of Bergen press release via AlphaGalileo: Is it your own innate taste or what you have been taught that decides if you like a work of art? Both, according to an Australian-Norwegian…
From the Inderscience press release via AlphaGalileo: Writing in the International Journal of Vehicle Noise and Vibration, UK researchers have investigated how drivers are affected emotionally by the sounds in their car other than the…
From the Alpen-Adria-Universität press release via AlphaGalileo: Increasingly, consumers are using online reviews prior to purchasing products or booking holidays. A new study reveals which factors affect the assessment of the trustworthiness and usefulness of…
From the University of Nebraska-Lincoln press release by Deann Gayman via HealthCanal: It’s no longer just Barbie dolls that evoke a sense of unattainable beauty. Now, it seems G.I. Joe’s biceps and six-pack abs are…
From the University of Michigan press release via HealthCanal: Children of depressed parents pick up on their parents’ sadness—whether mom or dad realizes their mood or not. A new University of Michigan study indicates that…
From the press release via ScienceDaily: Many people express objections against child labor, exploitation of the workforce or meat production involving cruelty against animals. At the same time, however, people ignore their own moral standards…
From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology press release via ScienceDaily: Working on a team is always a challenge, but a new study highlights a particular challenge to women: how much they credit themselves…
From the press release via ScienceDaily: Children with autism see simple movement twice as quickly as other children their age, and this hypersensitivity to motion may provide clues to a fundamental cause of the developmental…
From the PLoS press release via ScienceDaily: A laugh may signal mockery, humor, joy or simply be a response to tickling, but each kind of laughter conveys a wealth of auditory and social information. These…