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 NIH/National Institute of Mental Health press release: A new study in rodents has shown that the brain’s cerebellum — known to play a role in motor coordination — also helps control the brain’s…
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…
From the Carnegie Mellon University press release: If you’re angry about the political feud that drove the federal government to partially shut down, or about a golden parachute for a CEO who ran a business…
From the University of Zurich press release: Nudging, the concept of influencing people’s behavior without imposing rules, bans or coercion, is an idea that government officials and marketing specialists alike are keen to harness, and…
From the University of South Florida (USF Innovation) press release: Just a whiff of fried food may entice you to order a high-calorie meal. But breathe it in for longer than two minutes, and you’re…
From the University of Chichester press release: According to figures from NHS England, some 1.4 million people were referred for NHS mental health therapy during 2017. This does not take into account people who accessed…
From the Michigan State University press release: Bad decision-making is a trait oftentimes associated with drug addicts and pathological gamblers, but what about people who excessively use social media? New research from Michigan State University…
From the Johns Hopkins University press release: Picture yourself at a Las Vegas poker table, holding a bad hand — one with a very low chance of winning. Even so, the sight of the large…