Merv Mandelbaum 
Let’s say that the inevitable has happened and Miley Cyrus has become a coked-out wreck, much like every other celebrity we chew up and destroy. How soon after her motel room death can you joke about her? Well, according to a study published in Social Psychological and Personality Science, around … Read More
Exhausted at the end of the day? Perhaps it’s time to re-examine your lunch habits. A study published in Academy of Management Journal found that relaxing through your lunch break will leave you less fatigued by the end of the workday—so long as you do so by choice. Researchers at … Read More
The shriller voices in media are quite happy to link video game violence to real life violence, but is there really a link? According to a new study, there is a link between violent games and an aggressive mind set—but the link is more nuanced than cable news gives it … Read More
Perhaps gaming isn’t so impersonal at all; researchers have found that gamers can share emotional responses and brain activity while competing against each other. In a study published in PLOS One, researchers from Germany had a group of gamers play Hedgewars, a game where two teams of hedgehogs attempt to … Read More
If you want to encourage someone to cheat, make them think about money. However, If you want them to be honest, encourage them to think about time instead. That’s the gist of a new study published in Psychological Science, which found that people primed to think about money cheated quite … Read More
