From the Arizona State University press release via MedicalXpress: Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Most of us have heard this old adage applied to many of life’s decisions, from planting crops, to…
From the UC Berkeley press release by Yasmin Anwar via ScienceDaily: It’s no accident that money obtained through dishonest or illegal means is called “dirty money.” A new study from the University of California, Berkeley,…
From the University of Missouri press release: In December of last year the New York Post published images of a man about to be killed by a train while several bystanders did little to help…
From the British Psychological Society (BPS) press release via AlphaGalileo: Providing information about higher repayments in a credit card statement, in addition to or instead of the usual minimum repayment level, encourages customers to choose…
From the Massey University press release via Physorg: Research has found wealthy people often fail to formally pass on financial literacy skills to the next generation. This is despite the fact that many have concerns…
From the University of Granada press release via EurekAlert!: Research done in the Universities of Granada (Spain), Freiburg (Germany) and University College London (UK) has demonstrated that when we have a low opinion of somebody,…
From the press release via EurekAlert!: We all know that getting a good night’s sleep is good for our general health and well-being. But new research is highlighting a more surprising benefit of good sleep:…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: In the face of hard times, which strategy gives us the best shot at survival: saving for the future or spending resources on immediate gains? The answer…
From the University of Lincoln press release via AlphaGalileo: People make more rational economic decisions on behalf of strangers and distant relatives than they do for close family members or themselves, new psychology research has…
From the American Psychological Association press release via EurekAlert!: For people living in both rich and poor countries, the average person’s happiness is based on a combination of individual wealth, possessions and optimism, according to…