From the American Psychological Association press release: If you’ve had a bad day at work thanks to rude colleagues, doing something fun and relaxing after you punch out could net you a better night’s sleep.…
From the University of Texas at San Antonio press release: A new study by Murtuza Jadliwala, assistant professor of computer science at The University of Texas at San Antonio, examines wearable technology and whether it…
From the University of Washington press release: The average preschooler watches more than three hours of TV, film and other video programming each day — just one of many examples illustrating the huge role that…
From the Ohio State University press release: When you’re waiting in a busy restaurant or doctor’s office, it may matter whether the tables, light fixtures and other objects are round or square. In a laboratory…
From the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences press release: Imagine you are choosing between two resorts for your island vacation. The factors driving your decision will be “quality” and “price,” but “quality”…
From the Tufts University press release: Telling job applicants how many people applied for a job on LinkedIn – regardless of whether the number of applicants was high or low – increased the number of…
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release: Class clowns’ off-task antics amuse and delight their classmates during first and second grades, making them the most sought-after playmates on the playground in early elementary…
From the University of Cambridge press release: People who feel in control of their lives and who find purpose and meaning in life are less likely to have anxiety disorders even when going through the…
From the University of Connecticut press release: Expectations and biases play a large role in our experiences. This has been demonstrated in studies involving art, wine and even soda. In 2007, Joshua Bell, an internationally…
From the University of Massachusetts at Amherst press release: Results of a new study by cognitive psychologist and speech scientist Alexandra Jesse and her linguistics undergraduate student Michael Bartoli at the University of Massachusetts Amherst…