Merv Mandelbaum 
Working late? The colour of your light may be affecting your mood. According to a new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, blue or white light has the worst effect on one’s mood late at night, whereas red light has less of an impact. Working on Siberian hamsters, researchers … Read More
Is the glass half-empty or half-full? Your answer may depend on your genes, along with your willingness to answer trite psychological platitudes. According to a new study published in Psychological Science, it’s possible that some people who carry a particular gene variant experience negative emotional events more vividly than those … Read More
How do you know if you have a video game problem? Easy: do you lie about how much time you spend playing? Do you blow off sex or work to play? Does your room look like this? If no, then enjoy your hobby. If you said yes, read on and … Read More
Need to think something though, where “something” stands for a problem that requires creativity to solve? Have a drink. No, seriously. According to a study published in Consciousness and Cognition, a little bit of a drink, enough for mild intoxication, helped men solve problems better. Researchers gathered forty men in … Read More
Know someone who’s lost a bunch of weight? Well, studies have repeatedly show that people are very likely to regain lost weight within two years of losing it. A new study published in the International Journal of Obesity suggests that, after being obese for awhile, a persons gastrointestinal hormones become … Read More
