Most people know that each time the fictional character Pinocchio lied, his nose would grow. While a growing nose makes for a fun children’s story, a UBC Okanagan researcher says it’s hard to know when […]
A new study co-written by a team of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign experts who study workplace sexual harassment finds that men and women often respond differently when they witness sexual harassment in the workplace.This post […]
A friend offhandedly told me recently, “It’s so easy to get my daughter to behave after her birthday—there are so many new toys to take away when she’s bad!”This post was originally published on this […]
An EPFL study has found that urban areas follow the same universal rules observed in the natural world. From population size to carbon emissions and road networks—could the key to sustainable urbanization lie in the […]
From toddlers’ timeouts to criminals’ prison sentences, punishment reinforces social norms, making it known that an offender has done something unacceptable. At least, that is usually the intent—but the strategy can backfire. When a punishment […]
University of Otago–Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka researchers are calling for restrictions on unhealthy food, alcohol, and gambling marketing, after a new study found children are exposed to it 76 times every day.This post was originally published […]
Have you ever noticed that a natural conversation flows like a dance—pauses, emphases, and turns arriving just in time? A new study has discovered that this isn’t just intuition; there is a biological rhythm embedded […]
Police officers in schools may be doing more harm than good when tackling harmful sexual behavior (HSB)—with girls affected by sexual harm particularly badly served—according to new research from the University of Surrey.This post was […]
When aviators face a close brush with death, their harrowing experiences often become stories—told again and again in break rooms, over beers or in quiet conversations with trusted colleagues. But what effect do these stories […]
In a new study, high-energy, less acoustic songs evoked personal memories featuring amusement and excitement, while lower-energy, more acoustic songs evoked memories characterized by calmness, romance and sadness. Safiyyah Nawaz and Diana Omigie of Goldsmiths […]
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