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Personifying places can boost travel intentions

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From the Queensland University of Technology press release: People who see animals as people and assign human traits to non-human objects are more likely to travel to destinations that are presented as being human-like, according to… 

Do video game players make the best unmanned pilots?

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From the University of Liverpool press release: New research from the University of Liverpool highlights the usefulness of Video Game Players (VGPs) as unmanned aircraft operators. The move to significant automation has been a feature of… 

Peer influence doubles smoking risk for adolescents

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From the University of Pennsylvania press release: The way things stand now, tobacco use will kill one billion people in the 21st century. In the United States, 90 percent of smokers pick up the habit by… 

Study examines eye patterns and anxiety in children

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From the University of California – Riverside press release: We spend a lot of time looking at the eyes of others for social cues — it helps us understand a person’s emotions, and make decisions about… 

Life at home affects kids at school, some more than others

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From The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) press release: Some children are more susceptible to changes than others. They carry the relationship with their parents to school with them. Genetics can help explain why.…