science
Everyone lies, right? Sure, but according to new research, a small percentage of people do most of the lying, while the rest of us are actually pretty honest. For a study published in Human Communication Research, researchers conducted a survey of 527 people to find out how often they’d lied … Read More
There’s a reason for trash-talking—besides the fact that it’s fun. Pissing off your opponent might give you an advantage. In fact, researchers call it the Materazzi Effect, named for the soccer player Marco Materazzi, who goaded Zinedine Zidane into head-butting him and thus kicked out of the 2006 World Cup … Read More
Let’s say that the inevitable has happened and Miley Cyrus has become a coked-out wreck, much like every other celebrity we chew up and destroy. How soon after her motel room death can you joke about her? Well, according to a study published in Social Psychological and Personality Science, around … Read More
Exhausted at the end of the day? Perhaps it’s time to re-examine your lunch habits. A study published in Academy of Management Journal found that relaxing through your lunch break will leave you less fatigued by the end of the workday—so long as you do so by choice. Researchers at … Read More
The shriller voices in media are quite happy to link video game violence to real life violence, but is there really a link? According to a new study, there is a link between violent games and an aggressive mind set—but the link is more nuanced than cable news gives it … Read More
