From the Frontiers press release: Political rebellions and riots have been associated with warmer weather, but until now, there has been little research on its potential influence on peaceful and democratic political behavior. A new…
From the University of Portsmouth press release: Depressed people have a peculiar view of the past — rather than glorifying the ‘good old days’, they project their generally bleak outlook on to past events, according to…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: One of the most striking findings in psychology is that almost all cognitive abilities are positively related — on average, people who are better at a skill like…
From the University of Houston press release: Distracted driving — texting or absent-mindedness — claims thousands of lives a year. Researchers from the University of Houston and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute have produced an extensive…
From the University of Ottawa press release: Parenting is a complicated journey full of questions, and when a beloved child begins to show signs of a behavioural disorder, a parent’s challenges become even more difficult to…
From the Brigham Young University press release: When a husband thinks his wife spends too much money, whether it’s reality or perception, financial and marriage problems follow. A new multistate study from researchers at BYU…
From the University of British Columbia Okanagan campus press release: You are more likely to indulge in guilty pleasures when shopping online with a touchscreen versus a desktop computer, according to research from UBC’s Okanagan campus.…
From the University of Kent press release: Moving up the greasy pole in the office does not make people feel more personally free, new research has shown. The research, from the University of Kent, looked at…
From the Universität Bonn press release: How can xenophobia be reduced and altruism strengthened? Researchers at University Hospital Bonn have shown in a new study that the bonding hormone oxytocin together with social norms significantly increases…
From the New York University press release: How do we detect the meaning of music? We may gain some insights by looking at an unlikely source, sign language, a newly released linguistic analysis concludes. “Musicians…