Merv Mandelbaum 
Ever seen this saccharine nonsense on Etsy or Pinterest? Probably not, unless you make the fatal mistake of clicking on the links your girlfriend shares with you. Anyway, it’s a sign that says “Remember: you have as many hours of the day as Beyoncé”. Technically true, but not really. A … Read More
Your party won the election? Congratulations, you won’t care tomorrow. Wait, you guys lost? Well, prepare for a bit of suffering. A study published as part of the JFK School of Government Working Paper Series has found that people whose party win the election are barely any happier than before, … Read More
Trying to learn something new? Put down the book for a minute and pick up a dumbbell. A study published in Acta Psychologica has found that a single, twenty-minute bout of weight lifting is enough to boost someone’s memory. Sixty-six participants were divided into two groups: an active group, and … Read More
Do you have a supervisor who bullies one of your co-workers? Well, new research suggests that your entire team suffers as a result, which hurts productivity. A study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology has found that when a supervisor abuses and belittles an employee, it isn’t just that … Read More
Facebook is already the focus of some of our less desirable psychological traits, what with sad and lonely people over-sharing, and the fact that we hate happy Facebook couples. Well, here’s another bad Facebook habit: we tend to creep our most pathetic friends profiles when we’re in a bad mood. … Read More
