From the Springer press release: People tend to associate round names such as “Bob” and “Lou” with round-faced individuals, and they have an inherent preference for names and faces that go well together. This is…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: When faced with a tempting choice, it can be hard to stop and think through the potential consequences, but new research suggests that framing the choice as a…
From the University of Cambridge press release: Our DNA influences our ability to read a person’s thoughts and emotions from looking at their eyes, suggests a new study published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry. Twenty years…
From the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care press release: A recent study conducted at Baycrest Health Sciences has uncovered a crucial piece into why playing a musical instrument can help older adults retain their listening skills…
From the Kyoto University press release: Perhaps we only see what we’ve learned to see. In a recent multinational study in the journal Cognitive Science, a research team led by Kyoto University shows that an ability…
From the Karolinska Institutet press release: The human brain is much better than previously thought at discovering and avoiding disease, a new study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden reports. Our sense of…
From the University of Arizona press release: Jake Harwood turned his lifelong hobby as a musician into a scholarly question: Could the sharing of music help ease interpersonal relations between people from different backgrounds, such…
From the Concordia University press release: Two Concordia researchers are turning to Reddit for a more accurate picture of public perceptions of teachers and teaching. Their initial conclusions? That our understanding of the “best” and…
From the University of Cambridge press release: If you think of good science communicators, it’s likely that the names Brian Cox, Alice Roberts or Neil deGrasse Tyson may come to mind. But do you consider…
From the Taylor & Francis press release: Teachers who have an authentic teaching style are more positively received by their students, according to new research published in the National Communication Association’s journal, Communication Education. To…