From the Ohio State University press release: Music can transport a spirit from sullen to joyful. It can bring a concertgoer to unexpected tears. But the details of just how that connection between performance and…
From the University of California – Santa Barbara press release: All liars have classic tells: the lack of eye contact, the fidgeting, the overly elaborate stories. Except when they don’t. In fact, researchers say, the…
From the Ohio State University press release: If you are not enjoying your favorite things as much as you used to, new research suggests a way to break through the boredom: Try the same old…
From the Ohio State University press release: Everyone’s so busy these days that it is easy to think you need to schedule time to have fun. But be careful about how you do that, said…
From the Harvard University press release: Although it’s far from perfect by virtually any measure — whether poverty rates, violence, access to education, racism and prejudice or any number of others — the world continues…
From the University College London press release: Sound and object motion can be used to change perceptions about body size, according to a new study by an international team involving UCL researchers. The study, published…
From the Northwestern University press release: Body dissatisfaction among women is widespread and can lead to a number of worrisome outcomes, including eating disorders, depression and anxiety. While researchers know a lot about what makes…
From the University of York press release: A fulsome smile in a photo makes it easier for people to identify the individual, say researchers at the University of York. Previous research at York has shown…
From the University of Michigan press release: From a young age, children have a nuanced understanding of fairness. New University of Michigan research indicates that children as young as 5 incorporate market concerns — the…
From the Bocconi University press release: Individual speech sounds — phonemes — are statistically associated with negative or positive emotions in several languages, new research published in the journal Cognition by Bocconi Professor Zachary Estes, his Warwick…