Merv Mandelbaum 
Here’s a conundrum: on the one hand, recent studies have shown that not only do women love sex as much as men, they may want it more often and with more partners than men. On the other hand, men are still the primary initiators of sex—charming, cajoling, and begging our … Read More
We know you’ll be shocked to read this, but: attractive people are more likely to proceed to the second round of job interviews. A study in Italy (pdf alert) had researchers send out 11,000 fake resumes for 1,542 real job vacancies across Italy. Each vacancy was sent eight applications: four … Read More
Act fast and you make more mistakes, right? Well, not if you happen to be neurotic. According to a study published in Psychology of Sport and Exercise, people who scored highly on a test for neuroticism made more accurate judgements, so long as they made them quickly. Researchers had 196 … Read More
Don’t want to lie there on your deathbed with a pile of regrets? Well, don’t spend so much time at work, drink more Scotch, and try and figure out a way to forgive the Leafs. Oh, and when it comes to the bedroom, keep this in mind: most men regret … Read More
Extreme liberals and conservatives might not agree on much, but here’s something they have in common: the further to the right or left they are, the more convinced they are of their own superiority. In a study published in Psychological Science, researchers attempting to study “intellectual humility”—that is, the degree … Read More
