From the University of Freiburg press release: “Sport is too much like hard work.” For many, that is reason enough to pass when it comes to exercise. But does sport really have to make you break…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Seemingly any behavior can be “gamified” and awarded digital points these days, from tracking the steps you’ve walked to the online purchases you’ve made and even the…
From the WZB Berlin Social Science Center press release: Existing research suggesting that humans cooperate if they know more about their own payoffs has been rebutted: In the long run, access to information about payoff distributions…
From the Ohio State University press release: If your attic is full of stuff you no longer use but can’t bear to give away, a new study may offer you a simple solution. Researchers found…
From the Research Society on Alcoholism press release: Epigenetics refers to how certain life circumstances can cause genes to be silenced or expressed, become dormant or active, over time. New research shows that adolescent binge drinking…
From the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center press release: A lack of sleep doesn’t just leave you cranky and spoiling for a fight. Researchers at The Ohio State University Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research say…
From the PLOS press release: Hoarding symptoms are stable during adolescence, mainly due to genetic effects, according to a study published June 28, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Volen Ivanov from the…
From the University of Waterloo press release: Ensuring that would-be carpoolers are riding with people they actually like could potentially decrease car use by nearly 60 per cent, research from a professor at the University…
From the Florida State University press release: When it comes to voter turnout and election outcomes, it’s not just what you know, but perhaps who you know that makes the difference, according to a new…
From the Université de Genève press release: Facial expressions play a powerful role in social interactions from birth to adulthood. Fear, joy, anger — all our emotions are articulated and understood thanks to universal codes. Common…