Merv Mandelbaum 
Does your workout feel more strenuous after a long day of thinking, problem solving, and decision-making? New research suggests that it’s normal to feel more physically exhausted when you’re mentally exhausted—but your body may be fooling you. A study published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise found that … Read More
Skip a night’s sleep, and you end up hungrier, less coordinated, and anxious—possibly because may be running short on myelin, a type of cell essential to brain function. If the findings of a new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience hold up, part of the mystery of why we … Read More
How do you feel when you cheat, but don’t think anyone is hurt? Chances are, you like it. According to a new study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, most people don’t feel bad after cheating, and if we think that no one was hurt, we like … Read More
Glassdoor, a popular career website, has just released their Q113 Employment Confidence Survey, and the results are a bit grim. Caveat: the survey only concerned Americans, but given how close our economies are, the results are interesting. One in five workers fear that their current employment is in jeopardy and men—particularly … Read More
Ever worried about something like a major car repair straining your budget, only to then fall for the mechanic’s snake oil sales pitch? A team of researchers, which includes psychologists and economists in the US and UK, think that economic pressure leads to poor decision making, and they have a … Read More
