From the University of Georgia press release: While the national high school dropout rate has declined, many school systems still struggle with a high number of students who do not finish high school. The factors…
From the Springer press release: People generally like to feel happy, but achieving a state of happiness takes time and effort. Researchers have now found that people who pursue happiness often feel like they do…
From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology press release: A new study by three MIT scholars has found that false news spreads more rapidly on the social network Twitter than real news does — and by…
From the Binghamton University press release: As social networking companies feel the heat to create a more socially responsible and positive experience for their millions of users, new research out of Binghamton University, State University…
From the University of Waterloo press release: Anxiety can help people to remember things, a study from the University of Waterloo has found. The study of 80 undergraduate students found that manageable levels of anxiety…
From the Colorado State University press release: Most people can relate to the prickly, unsettling experience of déjà vu: When you’re in a new situation, but you feel like you’ve been there before. For some,…
From the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care press release: What happens when the information you try to remember becomes too much for the brain? Apparently we turn to our eyes for help, suggests a recently…
From the Bar-Ilan University press release: Sweaty palms, a racing heart, a faltering voice. Many people find public speaking unpleasant. The mere anticipation of social evaluation increases the activity of almost all body systems related…
From the New York University press release: The “loudness” of our thoughts — or how we imagine saying something — influences how we judge the loudness of real, external sounds, a team of researchers from…
From the Northwestern University press release: Three-month-old babies cannot sit up or roll over, yet they are already capable of learning patterns from simply looking at the world around them, according to a recent Northwestern…