Merv Mandelbaum 
What’s in a name? Earning potential. According to a recent paper (pdf warning) published by the Institute for the Study of Labour, immigrants to American in the 1930s earned an average of 14% more if they changed their names to sound more American. This is in line with past studies … Read More
Think your lady might fall for another guy? Well, it’s certainly possible. Then again, you’re not considering all the possibilities. According to notorious personals website Victoria Milan, more than ninety per cent of women (specifically, the type of women who sign up for Victoria Milan) have flirted or had sex … Read More
When do you start thinking a little slower? Forty? Thirty-five? Thirty? Try twenty-four. According to a study published in PLOS One, your brain starts showing it’s age and declining cognitively at an average of twenty-four. How’d we that that result? Easy: Starcraft 2. Here’s the handy thing about Starcraft 2, … Read More
Burning the midnight oil when you get hit with a craving for wings? Like, twenty wings? With hot sauce? Well, you’re definitely not alone, and what’s more, our propensity to stay up late may be driving us to obesity. According to a study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, … Read More
In what may be the oddest psychology study I’ve ever read, Polish researchers have found that people are viewed as being more honest when their hand is over their heart, and the actual gesture itself may make someone behave more honestly. The study, published in Nonverbal Behaviour, conduced a whole … Read More
