From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Some people like to have a few close friends, while others prefer a wider social circle that is perhaps less deep. These preferences reflect people’s personalities and…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Participating in online social networks can have a detrimental effect on consumer well-being by lowering self-control among certain users, according to a new study…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Accumulating evidence suggests that certain brain areas involved in processing physical pain may also underlie feelings of social pain. But can altering brain activity in these areas…
From the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) press release via ScienceDaily: The closer you live to another person, the more likely you are to be friends with them despite the growing use and impact of social…
From the Economics and Social Research Council (ESRC) press release: The health benefits of ‘water clubs’ in care homes for the elderly, where residents gather together regularly to drink water, owe as least as much…
From the University of Utah press release via EurekAlert!: For three years, University of Utah researchers have been deploying a computer-based design program called SketchUp in workshops to teach and develop life skills for youth…
From the American Sociological Association press release via EurekAlert!: Employers are often more focused on hiring someone they would like to hang out with than they are on finding the person who can best do…
From the ESRC press release: The use of technology in the classroom is nothing new, but Topcliffe Primary School in Birmingham is breaking new ground by using technology to help pupils with autism communicate more…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: From the playground to the office, a key aspect of our social lives involves figuring out who “belongs” and who doesn’t. Our biases lead us — whether…
From the Frontiers press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin have shown that synchronization emerges between brains when making music together, and even when musicians play different…