From the University of California – Davis press release: Empathy is talked about a lot these days. Against the backdrop of a global pandemic and a divisive political climate in the United States, calls for…
From the King’s College London press release: Until a vaccine and/or effective cure for COVID-19 becomes available, battling the current pandemic strongly relies on how well people follow behavioural advice, such as adhering to local…
From the Ohio State University press release: Appeals seeking donations to help fight hunger during the COVID-19 pandemic were more successful when the typeface in which the appeal was written mirrored the tone of the…
From the University of California – Berkeley press release: How can the partisan divide be bridged when conservatives and liberals consume the same political content, yet interpret it through their own biased lens? Researchers from…
From the University of Houston press release: Restaurants around the world were forced to shut down their dining rooms at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year to comply with stay-at-home orders. While…
From the Binghamton University press release: The coronavirus pandemic has shifted many of our interactions online, with Zoom video calls replacing in-person classes, work meetings, conferences and other events. Will all that screen time damage…
From the Flinders University press release: Noise can make or break a dining experience, according to a laboratory study replicating common noise levels in restaurants. The acoustic experts say the study proves that high noise…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: On some days, time flies by, while on others it seems to drag on. A new study from JNeurosci reveals why: time-sensitive neurons get worn out and skew our perceptions…
From the Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz press release: People all over the world associate colors with emotions. In fact, people from different parts of the world often associate the same colors with the same emotions.…
From the California Institute of Technology press release: In the first week of the coronavirus pandemic, people living in the United States underestimated their chances of catching the virus, or of getting seriously ill from…