From the Association for Psychological Science press release: People tend to reciprocate others’ actions in ways that increase disparities in wealth, according to findings published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.…
From the D’Or Institute for Research and Education press release: There are two war veterans, both with penetrating traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by a gunshot. One of them tends to donate his own money…
From the University of Birmingham press release: A sense of wellbeing and a thriving community is key to a happy neighbourhood according to housing researchers, who looked at the relationship between the experience of the…
From the Lund University press release: Social media provides a new environment that makes it possible to carefully edit the image you want to project of yourself. A study from Lund University in Sweden suggests…
From the Bar-Ilan University press release: Sweaty palms, a racing heart, a faltering voice. Many people find public speaking unpleasant. The mere anticipation of social evaluation increases the activity of almost all body systems related…
From the Santa Fe Institute press release: Most election polls take the political pulse of a state or nation by reaching out to citizens about their voting plans. Santa Fe Institute Professor Mirta Galesic says…
From the University of British Columbia press release: Smartphones might make people feel more connected, but they likely don’t belong at the dinner table, according to new research from the University of British Columbia. Researchers…
From the University of Kansas press release: Echoing concerns that grew with the World Wide Web itself a decade earlier, the rise of social media has stoked fears of “social displacement” — the alienation of…
From the Anglia Ruskin University press release: To want to be a social entrepreneur, empathy is not enough for millennials. They need to feel confident in their ability to solve social problems and feel valued…
From the Oregon State University press release: How a person responds to a difficult life event such as a death or divorce helps shape the development of their wisdom over time, a new study from…