Merv Mandelbaum 
Do you know someone who thinks that they’re at less risk of skin cancer than other sunbathers, thinks that they’ll be able to pick up the guitar after a few short lessons, or who thought they were going to make money with Facebook stock? They may have a condition called … Read More
Money is a fickle mistress. According to a new study published in PNAS, introducing money into a small group causes a drop in trust, but doing the same to a larger group will increase trust. In the study, participants in groups that ranged in size from two to thirty two … Read More
Can’t schedule enough time at the gym to get those 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week? That’s okay—according to a new study, those five minutes here and there actually matter and add up. Researchers published in the American Journal of Health Promotion found their data by examining the … Read More
Does constantly seeing and hearing about bombings on the news stress you out? Here’s a suggestion: after you’ve heard it once, turn the news off. Sifting through all the grisly details will only stress you out? By how much? According to a study published in PNAS, people who experienced the … Read More
Parents care how much their daughter’s boyfriend makes. Or, more to the point, they care that he makes enough so that they won’t have to care. According to a study published in Evolution and Human Behaviour, resources are a factor in how much parents approve of their daughter’s boyfriend, but … Read More
