Why are habits so hard to break?
From the Duke University media release: By now, you might have discovered that taming your sweet tooth as a New Year’s resolution is harder than you think. New research by Duke University scientists suggests that a…
Happiness and unhappiness have no direct effect on mortality
From the Lancet media release: A study of a million UK women, published today in The Lancet, has shown that happiness itself has no direct effect on mortality, and that the widespread but mistaken belief that…
Are you Facebook dependent?
From the University of Akron media release: What drives you to Facebook? News? Games? Feedback on your posts? The chance to meet new friends? If any of these hit home, you might have a Facebook dependency.…
Men’s interest in babies linked with hormonal responses to sexual stimuli
From the Association for Psychological Science media release: Young men’s interest in babies is associated with their physiological reactivity to sexually explicit material, according to new research published inPsychological Science, a journal of the Association for…
Imbalanced gender ratios could affect views about casual sex and hook-up culture
From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology media release: The greater proportion of women than men on college campuses may contribute to a hook-up culture where women are more willing to engage in casual sex…
Social media news consumers at higher risk of ‘information bubbles,’ study says
From the Indiana University media release: Indiana University researchers have found that people who seek out news and information from social media are at higher risk of becoming trapped in a “collective social bubble” compared to…
Access to the Internet makes us less willing to say we know things
From the University of Waterloo media release: People are less willing to rely on their knowledge and say they know something when they have access to the Internet, suggesting that our connection to the web is…
How does my therapist rate?
From the University of Southern California media release: “And how does that make you feel? Empathy is the foundation of therapeutic intervention. But how can you know if your therapist is or will be empathetic?…
Smart but shy: What women want in a sperm donor
From the Queensland University of Technology media release: A QUT study into how women choose sperm donors online has revealed men who are intellectual, shy, calm and methodical are selected to produce more children than those…
Long distance love affair
From the University at Buffalo media release: What people believe they want and what they might actually prefer are not always the same thing. And in the case of being outperformed as an element of romantic…