Smartphones Are Digital Truth Serum – Here’s Why
Researchers from University of Pennsylvania published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that explains that the device people use to communicate can affect the extent…
Researchers from University of Pennsylvania published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that explains that the device people use to communicate can affect the extent…
When faced with danger, humans draw closer together. Social distancing thwarts this impulse. LMU’s Professor Ophelia Deroy and colleagues argue that this dilemma poses a…
While most people will say they are extremely concerned with their online privacy, previous experiments have shown that, in practice, users readily divulge private information…
Commentary by Princeton University and Sunnybrook Research Institute highlights eight behavioral challenges to COVID-19. During any crisis, timely, and sometimes life-altering, decisions must be made,…
Arizona State University researcher explores pests, parasites, diseases on a global scale. Countries looking to contain the spread of harmful species and diseases like COVID-19…
Coronavirus response echoes isolation measures, economic uncertainty in 19th-century Hawaii. More than a hundred years ago, disease immunizations often seemed like something out of a…
In February 2020, the Israeli government issued emergency rules to contain the spread of COVID-19, ordering individuals considered as exposed to COVID-19 to self-quarantine. This…
People are no better than chance at identifying when someone else is recounting a false or real memory of a crime, according to a new…
But scores on the material nine months later dropped to ‘floor level,’ Baylor University study finds. College students who listened to classical music by Beethoven…
A new study in The Economic Journal, published by Oxford University Press, suggests that migrating extremists can shape political developments in their destination regions for generations….
How do animals that help their brethren manage to prioritize those most in need? A study publishing March 24, 2020, in the open-access journal PLOS…
People rate their own bodies as more attractive when viewed from a third-person perspective Are we the best at judging our own attractiveness? New research…
Brain waves indicate how you will respond to your bias — even before you have a choice to make. The strength of alpha brain waves…
Hard workers may make better role models than geniuses. Role models are important for aspiring scientists, but new research suggests that scientists who are known…
New research provides important clues for the evolution of human behavior. Scientists have discovered that gorillas really are territorial — and their behavior is very…
Drivers of expensive cars are less likely to yield for pedestrians in UNLV study. Researchers also found that motorists overall yielded less frequently for men…
Does the common stereotype for “organized crime” hold up for organizations of hackers? Research from Michigan State University is one of the first to identify…
Psychologists at the University of Bath, King’s College London, and Cardiff have found that a common test used by doctors and researchers to measure autistic…