From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release via ScienceDaily: Employees who are more satisfied with their pay report lower levels of work-family conflict, a study by a University of Illinois labor and employment…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: As we grow older, we are less capable of correctly estimating differences in the weights of objects we lift, according to a study published Oct.…
From the UC Berkeley press release via ScienceDaily: Just like humans, domestic cats are often judged by their color, and the media and folklore help perpetuate these stereotypes. Take the snobbish, aloof, white kitty who…
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release via EurekAlert!: We humans have a fairly erratic sense of time. We tend to misjudge the duration of events, particularly when they are emotional in nature.…
From the Concordia University press release via EurekAlert!: Always look on the bright side of life. Thanks to a new study from Concordia University, this catchy refrain offers a prescription for staying healthy during one’s…
From the University of Delaware press release by Andrea Boyle Tippett via EurekAlert!: The fourth installment of the Paranormal Activity films topped the box office last week. Television channel SyFy’s hit show Ghost Hunters scares…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press reelease via EurekAlert!: Consumers are often less satisfied when they buy or receive products that are easily counted because this makes them focus on value instead of…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Depending on which naive theory consumers use, a low price can indicate either good value or low quality, whereas a high price may imply…
From the Emory University press release via ScienceDaily: That snake heading towards you may be further away than it appears. Fear can skew our perception of approaching objects, causing us to underestimate the distance of…
From the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology press release via ScienceDaily: New neuroscience research is confirming an old adage about the power of a handshake: strangers do form a better impression of those…