Science Daily finds that those who give back also seem to be getting back – because people who volunteer for causes are in better health than the rest of us:
… Read the rest “Volunteers are healthier. (They also tend to be richer.)”Researchers of Ghent University
Hawaii Tribune-Herald marks the anticipated end of the year-long simulated Mars mission inside an old quarry:
… Read the rest “Hawaii prepares to welcome first astronauts back from “Mars.””At 8,200 feet above sea level, the landscape mimics Martian soil somewhat,
PhysOrg is offering a tub of hot, buttered aesthetic vindication with its survey revealing that high education correlates with a love for awful movies:
… Read the rest “Highly educated audiences prefer trash films.”However, with three sequels and
Nature reveals a new generation of Milgram experiments – the 50-year-old psychological tests that had subjects electrocute (or believe they were electrocuting) other people … Read the rest “Modern Milgram Experiments: plumbing the horror of only following orders”
SONG: “Heavy In My Head.”
ARTIST: grant.
SOURCE: Based on “Anxiety can impact people’s walking direction,” Science Daily, 19 Jan. 2016, as used in the… Read the rest “SONG: Heavy In My Head”
Science Daily reports on the battle ground of our kids’ psyches, revealing that kids are interacting with – and being manipulated by – ads they don’t even recognize… Read the rest “Games sell candy and snacks to kids. Better than ads.”
Scientific American takes a gendered view of this psychological study, using the fact that “women conforming to social standards aren’t as attractive” – but… Read the rest “Weirdos are sexy. Here’s proof.”
Scientific American recently published a gift guide with no stuff it – just research showing how to be a better gift-giver:
… Read the rest “Be a better gift-giver – with psychological research.”A 2009 study in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
The aptly named Huh magazine sums up a Danish study that found people who leave Facebook feel measurably better about life:
… Read the rest “Quit Facebook. You’ll be happier. (Science says so.)”They took a group of 1,095 Facebook users and split them into two
Scientific American reveals that the stuff you really weren’t expecting – the “unusual, the jarring, the culturally shocking” – can improve your cognitive… Read the rest “Weird stuff: Better for your brain and your waistline.”
The Guardian reveals how exerting the willpower not to eat that next donut actually lowers your ability to remember things clearly:
… Read the rest “Self-control eats your memory.”In the lab, self-control – or response inhibition, as
PLOS Biology wants us to know that in a cost/benefit analysis, love comes out ahead:
… Read the rest “Love and Fitness”A new study published in PLOS Biology by Malika Ihle, Bart Kempenaers, and Wolfgang Forstmeier attempts
OK, I’m overstating things for dramatic effect… but another Science Daily report reveals even moderately picky eaters face health risks:
… Read the rest “Oh, and your picky eater is doomed, too.”According to the study, published
Science Daily reveals that parents are (as we suspected) getting it all wrong – they think their 10-year-olds are happier – and their 15-year-olds are unhappier – than… Read the rest “You don’t know how (un)happy your children are.”
New Scientist reveals the anatomy of the earworm:
… Read the rest “Earworms (hopelessly catchy tunes) get stuck in certain brain shapes.”The study is the first to look at the neural basis for “involuntary musical imagery” – or “earworms”. They aren’t just a curiosity, says
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