science
Extreme liberals and conservatives might not agree on much, but here’s something they have in common: the further to the right or left they are, the more convinced they are of their own superiority. In a study published in Psychological Science, researchers attempting to study “intellectual humility”—that is, the degree … Read More
An awful lot of health studies track a small group of people—say a hundred or so—over a short period of time—say, from a few weeks to a year. Those studies can be useful, but if you want really powerful data, what you need is a large cohort to study for … Read More
Hungry, but already filled your daily allotment of Tim Bits? Whip out your phone and play a round or two of Tetris; it just might solve those food cravings. In a study published in Appetite, researchers found that Tetris reduced both the severity and frequency of cravings, whilst merely waiting … Read More
We’re sorry to depress you, but here it goes: according to some senior citizens who’d better damn well be lying, all the most important memories of your life are made by the time you’re twenty-five. Well, according to the seniors and the psychologists researching them, anyway. Their study, published in … Read More
Eat lots of sugar? You’ll probably die of heart disease. Well, we’re exaggerating, but not by much. A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that has found that people whose sugar intake is about a quarter of their total daily calories have twice the risk of dying of … Read More
