Ripped from today’s headlines.
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
Pure good or pure evil doesn’t need to actually exist in order to psychologists to study it; people merely have to believe in it. That’s what a new study published in the Personality and Social Bulletin suggests, saying that people who hold these beliefs signal broader attitudes about altruism and … Read More
Do you spend a lot of time on Facebook? Looking up pictures of exes who’ve clearly been hitting the gym, old rivals working on that next promotion, and an endless barrage of amazing vacation pictures from people you hate? And are you unhappy? To the surprise of no one, new … Read More
We know that political opinions can ruin your ability to think clearly, along with dinner parties, family reunions, and damn near everything else, but there’s new research afoot that explains the extent of the problem. Researchers at Yale asked 1,111 study participants about their political views and a few questions … Read More
Score another for hair science. Not only are they better understanding the mechanics of baldness, but they’re figuring out where those greys are coming from. According to a new study published in Nature Medicine, the appearance of grey hair might have something to do with the depletion of stem cells … Read More
