From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Research shows that feeling good about your country also makes you feel good about your own life—and many people take that as good news. But Matthew Wright,…
From the University of Warwick press release: Human minds have hit an evolutionary “sweet spot†and – unlike computers – cannot continually get smarter without trade-offs elsewhere, according to research by the University of Warwick.…
From the Max Planck Institute press release: As dizzying as it may sound, the impression that we are living in a 3D world is actually a continuous fabrication of our brains. When we look at…
From the Economic and Social Research Council (UK) press release: New research suggests that far from disengaging young people from real life, virtual worlds can provide unique environments that can help them learn and negotiate…
From the Queen Mary, University of London press release via EurekAlert!: New research by psychologists at Queen Mary, University of London has revealed that the way we see the world might depend on reflexes in…
From the University of Missouri press release: A majority of Americans rate their current financial situation as poor or fair, and nearly half of Americans say they have encountered financial problems in the past year,…
From the Queen Mary, University of London press release: Men have a stronger response to seeing other men show emotion than when women show emotion, according to new research from Queen Mary, University of London.…
From the University of Exeter press release: A 15-minute walk can cut snacking on chocolate at work by half, according to research by the University of Exeter. The study showed that, even in stressful situations,…
From the American Sociological Association press release: A flexible workplace initiative improved employees’ health behavior and well-being, including a rise in the amount and quality of sleep and better health management, according to a new…
From the Queens University press release: Power—defined as the ability to influence others—makes people think differently. For North Americans, a feeling of power leads to thinking in a focused and analytical way, which may be…