science
Perhaps gaming isn’t so impersonal at all; researchers have found that gamers can share emotional responses and brain activity while competing against each other. In a study published in PLOS One, researchers from Germany had a group of gamers play Hedgewars, a game where two teams of hedgehogs attempt to … Read More
If you want to encourage someone to cheat, make them think about money. However, If you want them to be honest, encourage them to think about time instead. That’s the gist of a new study published in Psychological Science, which found that people primed to think about money cheated quite … Read More
Here’s a conundrum: on the one hand, recent studies have shown that not only do women love sex as much as men, they may want it more often and with more partners than men. On the other hand, men are still the primary initiators of sex—charming, cajoling, and begging our … Read More
Act fast and you make more mistakes, right? Well, not if you happen to be neurotic. According to a study published in Psychology of Sport and Exercise, people who scored highly on a test for neuroticism made more accurate judgements, so long as they made them quickly. Researchers had 196 … Read More
Don’t want to lie there on your deathbed with a pile of regrets? Well, don’t spend so much time at work, drink more Scotch, and try and figure out a way to forgive the Leafs. Oh, and when it comes to the bedroom, keep this in mind: most men regret … Read More
