From the Linköping University press release via ScienceDaily: A study that was presented in Nature last year attracted a great deal of attention when it asserted that intuition promotes cooperation. But a group of researchers…
From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine press release via ScienceDaily: A new study suggests that one night of sleep deprivation leads to an increase in men’s perceptions of both women’s interest in and intent…
From the Canadian Association for Neuroscience press release via EurekAlert!: New research shows that craving drugs such as nicotine can be visualized in specific regions of the brain that are implicated in determining the value…
From the International Communication Association press release via EurekAlert!: A recent study by a team of researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas found that risky sexual behavior can be predicted by cultural, socioeconomic…
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 Boston College press release via EurekAlert!: Is it permissible to harm one to save many? Those who tend to say “yes” when faced with this classic dilemma are likely to be deficient in…
From the University of Toronto Rotman School of Management press release: The best investment portfolios are selected from the widest array of choices, right? Not so, says a new study authored by researchers at the…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: People who gain weight are more likely to give in to temptations but also are more thoughtful about their actions, according to a new study published in…
From the CNRS (Délégation Paris Michel-Ange) press release via AlphaGalileo: Compulsive gamblers suffer from an optimism bias that modifies their subjective representation of probability and affects their decisions in situations involving high-risk monetary wagers. This…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release via HealthCanal: People are worse at predicting whether a sports team will win, lose, or tie when they bet on the final score than when they bet…