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Ugly? Well, here’s a silver lining: at least you’re memorable. A study published in Neuropscyhologia found that we’re better at remembering unattractive faces than attractive ones. Researchers had their test subjects review a handful of pictures of faces for a few seconds each. Half were chosen as attractive, the other … Read More
If you’re a modern worker, you know what burnout is—hell, you may have experienced it—and if you haven’t, we can only assume that you’re a government accountant. In case you are and happen to be reading this in between uselessly using the copy/paste function in Excel instead of applying the … Read More
Well boys, she isn’t the only one letter herself go after marriage. Actually, according to the data, she isn’t letting herself go at all—weight-wise, at least. Married men, but not married women, are more likely to be overweight than single men, or even men in a committed relationship. This data … Read More
You aren’t going to like this medicine, but: couples who discuss romantic movies might be at less risk of divorce than those who don’t. A study published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology found that discussing five movies about relationships over a month can cut the three-year divorce … Read More
Can’t make up your mind about something? Can’t say we know that feeling, but then again, we’re pretty cocky. If we really can’t decide about something, we take the Two-Face route—sans snappy suit—flip a coin and call it fate. Here’s the funny thing, though: recent research suggests that shifting the … Read More
