From the ETH Zürich press release via AlphaGalileo: Researchers from ETH Zurich have been exploring the question of whether prejudices might be rational under certain conditions. Using game theory, they created various scenarios and played…
From the Iowa State University press release: Research over the past few decades has shown that viewing physical violence in the media can increase aggression in adults and children. But a new study, co-authored by…
From the Pennsylvania State University press release: The annual shift to daylight saving time and its accompanying loss of sleep cause employees to spend more time than normal surfing the Web for content unrelated to…
From the University of Warwick press release: Growing older and being overweight are not necessarily associated with a decrease in mental well-being, according to a cross-cultural study looking at quality of life and health status…
From the Wiley-Blackwell press release via EurekAlert!: The pulse quickens, the heart pounds and adrenalin courses through the veins, but in stressful situations is our reaction controlled by our genes, and does it differ between…
From the NYU press release: Children of recent immigrants are more likely to make sick visits to the doctor if their mothers see themselves as targets of ethnic or language-based discrimination, researchers at New York…
From the Baylor University press release via EurekAlert!: The newest motion-based video games — which are more interactive than standard video game systems with gamepads — are more realistic, give a greater sense of “being…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Stuck solving a problem? Seek the obscure, says Tony McCaffrey, a psychology PhD from the University of Massachusetts. “There’s a classic obstacle to innovation called ‘functional fixedness,’…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: From the corporate boardroom to the kitchen table, important decisions are often made in collaboration. But are two—or three or five—heads better than one? Not always, according…
From the BI Norwegian Business School press release via AlphaGalileo: Leaders who support their staff have happier employees and a better bottom line, according to a new study from BI Norwegian Business School. Is it…