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· Laura Hospes
Suicidal 20-Year-Old Photographer Captures Life Inside a Psychiatric Ward to Recover
I was 20, studying photography and, as they say, living life the fullest. But that was not the real me.
· Riley Schatzle
Psychology Professor Gives the Most Evil Extra Credit Problem to His Students
Dylan Selterman, a psychology professor at the University of Maryland, has been assigning the same extra credit problem on his final exam since 2008 — only one class has ever answered correctly. The prompt reads:
· Max Chang
Psychology Study Exposes a Scary Truth About People Who Are Nice All the Time
A new psychology study published this month in the Journal of Personality has revealed a dark truth about the nicest and friendliest people in our society- they are probably more capable of doing the most horrific things if ordered to. Stanley Milgram, a pioneer in social…
· Editorial Staff
Science Has a Great Reason For Why All Men Should Own Dogs
Are you a dog person or a cat person? The answer to that question impacts your sex appeal, according to a new study. A team of researchers from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas surveyed 1,210 single pet owners recruited from Match.com and found that pets can affect a person’s…
· Editorial Staff
Study Finds That Chinese People are the Most Dishonest, Japanese and British the Least
Chinese people were found to be the most dishonest and British people the least dishonest in a new study on truthfulness involving several countries. A researcher from the University of East Anglia recruited more than 1,500 people from 15 countries to take an online survey…
· Laura Dang
This Smelly Food Makes Women More Attracted to Men Who Eat It, Study Finds
Garlic breath might scare away the ladies, but garlic body odor will keep them wanting more. Men who eat a sizeable amount of garlic smell more attractive to women, a new study finds. In the study, published in the journal Appetite, the researchers discovered a positive…
· Editorial Staff
Here’s the One Thing That Makes Even Lonely Employees Happy
If you are feeling excluded or unappreciated at work, you might want to try counting some cash. In a study published in the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, psychologists Aurelia Mok and David De Cremer reveal that just thinking about money can help dampen…
· Laura Dang
Shocking Ad Posters Remind Us How Sexist and Racist the 1950s Were
Some outrageous posters from the golden era of advertising during the 1950s and 1960s would be considered pretty ridiculous today. It’s hard to believe that some of the campaigns put out by the Madison Avenue team of advertising executives were socially acceptable back in the…
· Editorial Staff
Why Having Too Many Talented People on Your Team is a Bad Idea
According to a new book, there is such a thing as too much of a good thing. Psychological scientists Adam Galinksy and Maurice Schweitzer go over the research on cooperation and competition in their new book, “Friend and Foe: When to Cooperate, When to Compete, and How to…
· Editorial Staff
Science Finds One of the Biggest Signs Workers Hate Their Jobs
Why do some people insist on dragging themselves to work even though they are sick? A new study explains why your coworkers are turning the office into contagion central.
· Editorial Staff
How Two Engineers Got Rich Working 1 Hour a Day Making Things Smell Like Shit
Some companies leave us scratching our heads as to how they became so successful. Liquid Ass, a company founded by best friends Allen Wittman, 45, and Andrew Masters, 49, is one of those companies. Liquid Ass is a product that’s exactly what it says it is: a liquid substance…
· Editorial Staff
100 Percent of Woman are ‘Either Bisexual or Gay but Never Straight,’ Study Claims
A new study suggests that all women are either bisexual or gay regardless of whether they say they are only attracted to men. Lead researcher and psychology professor at the University of Essex, Gerulf Rieger, surveyed 345 female subjects for the study, published in the Journal…
· Editorial Staff
Sarcastic People All Have One Thing in Common: They’re More Creative Than You
Both those who express and receive sarcasm think more creatively because of it, according to research. Differing from conventional wisdom that sarcasm is only for tearing things down, the study, conducted by a team of researchers from Harvard Business School, Columbia Business…
· Editorial Staff
Science Has Bad News For People Who Think They’re Smart
People who believe they are superior within a particular subject area tend to be less open-minded toward the same topic, according to a new study. Lead researcher Victor Ottati of Loyola University and his colleagues conducted a study, published in the Journal of Experimental…
· Laura Dang
Should Self-Driving Cars Kill Their Passengers For the ‘Greater Good’?
An ultimate ethical dilemma is now being directed towards smart, self-driving cars: in a hypothetical collision, would a self-driving car sacrifice the driver’s life in order to save the lives of 10 other people, or vice versa? A team of researchers, led by Jean-Francois…
· Laura Dang
Science Has Terrible News For Women Who Are Intelligent
Ladies, it really isn’t you. A recent report finds that men prefer dating women who are less intelligent than them. The study from the November issue of the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin was conducted by a team of researchers from the University of Buffalo,…
· Editorial Staff
‘Affluenza’ Teen and Family Reveals Drug and Alcohol-Fueled Life in New Deposition
In a recently released, never-before-seen deposition video obtained by ABC News, intimate details surrounding the 2013 fatal drunk driving case of then 16-year-old Ethan Couch are revealed. At his trial, psychologist Dr. G. Dick Miller testified on Couch’s behalf that he did not…
· Editorial Staff
People Who Prefer Drinking Black Coffee May Share One Scary Trait
New research finds that people who prefer their coffee black are more likely to possess antisocial and psychopathic personality traits. According to the research, “bitter taste preferences are positively associated with malevolent personality traits, with the most robust…
· Editorial Staff
Chinese Gang Arrested For Buying Young, Mentally Impaired Women to Sell as Wives
A gang in China is being accused of buying mentally disabled women from their families and selling them as wives across China.
· Editorial Staff
New ‘eHarmony for Pets’ Wants to Hook You Up with Your Adoptable Dog Soulmate
A new pet matchmaking service promises to match potential adopters with their furry soulmates using an algorithm that purportedly has a more than 90% accuracy rate in predicting pet compatibility. PawsLikeMe first gives adopters a short personality assessment quiz that focuses…