From the Ohio State University press release: Along with partisan news outlets and political blogs, there’s another surprising source of misinformation on controversial topics — it’s you. A new study found that people given accurate…
From the University of Texas at Austin press release: The presence of technology startups can drive economic growth for their home cities. So how can cities better appeal to entrepreneurs? A new study from the…
From the University of British Columbia – Sauder School of Business press release: Whether they’re dealing with impatient diners at a restaurant, handling returns at a clothing store or appeasing angry consumers at a call…
From the Princeton University press release: People perceive a person’s competence partly based on subtle economic cues emanating from the person’s clothing, according to a study published in Nature Human Behaviour by Princeton University. These…
From the University of Houston press release: With seemingly endless emails, phone calls and meetings, it’s no secret that working in an office environment can be quite stressful. Understanding how stress manifests by exposing the…
From the Carnegie Mellon University press release: Trash talking has a long and colorful history of flustering game opponents, and now researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have demonstrated that discouraging words can be perturbing even…
From the University of Tennessee at Knoxville press release: At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Michael Phelps was caught on camera glaring as he prepared for the men’s 200-meter butterfly final. The look, popularly known as…
From the University of Pennsylvania press release: People often ask University of Pennsylvania psychologist Angela Duckworth what predicts success. It’s an understandable question, given the pioneering work Duckworth has done in the area of grit,…
From the American Psychological Association press release: How quickly you spend your savings in retirement may have as much or more to do with your personality than whether you have a lot of debt or…
From the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft press release: Experts don’t always agree with one another when making predictions or diagnoses. So how can we find out which expert in a group makes the best and most accurate decisions?…