From the Springer press release: People tend to associate round names such as “Bob” and “Lou” with round-faced individuals, and they have an inherent preference for names and faces that go well together. This is…
From the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences press release: While the general consensus regarding stretch goals is that they boost drive, innovation, and improve organizational performance, new research in the INFORMS journal Organization…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: When faced with a tempting choice, it can be hard to stop and think through the potential consequences, but new research suggests that framing the choice as a…
From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine press release: Preliminary results of a new study show that social jet lag has emerged as an important circadian marker for health outcomes. Results show that social jet…
From the University of Adelaide press release: Research by the University of Adelaide has shown that consumers are much more influenced by wine label descriptions than previously thought. A consumer study by wine researchers at…
From the Lancaster University press release: Psychologists have discovered that people’s language changes when they lie depending on their cultural background. Professor Paul Taylor of Lancaster University in the UK said: “Science has long known…
From the Hokkaido University press release: Understanding how ant colonies make collective decisions could provide insight into the functioning of the human brain. Yes/no binary decisions by individual ants can lead to a rational decision…
From the University of Bristol press release: People’s faces change from moment to moment. Even over the course of a conversation with someone, changes are seen in their expressions and in the angle of their…
From the PLOS press release: Like chimpanzees, humans may console their threatened peers out of empathy, according to a study published May 31, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Marie Rosenkrantz Lindegaard from…
From the University of Western Ontario press release: New Western University research shows that neurons in the part of the brain found to be abnormal in psychosis are also important in helping people distinguish between reality…