Merv Mandelbaum 
Wondering how your marriage will turn out? According to scientists, you may already know it in your gut. A study published in Science found that newlywed’s implicit feelings about each other—feelings that they couldn’t or wouldn’t verbalize—were pretty good at predicting how happy they’d be four years later. For the … Read More
It’s taught in Business 101: always maintain eye contact. However, a new study published in Psychological Science suggests that eye contact may make people more resistant to persuasion, especially when they already disagree. Researchers used new technology that can track eye focus, and had participants watch a video of a … Read More
Just got shot down by the pretty girl from accounting? Guess what? Your brain is releasing the same painkillers that it uses for physical pain. A new study published in Molecular Psychiatry has found that the brain responds to social rejection in a similar manner to how it responds to … Read More
A new study that examined data from 340,000 patients has found that exercise is as good as prescribed drugs when it comes to treating heart disease, and it was found to be better than medication when treating stroke victims. The study was a massive meta-analysis of 305 different trials that … Read More
Planning on burning the midnight oil through to Friday, and catch up with some Z’s on Sunday morning? Bad plan. Aside from the fact that you’ll miss out on Sunday brunch, a great place to meet women and an excuse to drink before noon, your plan won’t work. According to … Read More
