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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…
· Ryan General
Why ‘Basic’ Looking Women Are More Attractive Than Pretty Women, According to Study
If your Tinder profile isn’t getting the amount of right swipes that you’re expecting, your photos may be too pretty, according to new research. For their study, published by the Royal Society of Open Science, University of Paris evolutionary biologist Julien Renoult and his…
· Editorial Staff
Being Broke Can Actually Cause You Physical Pain, Study Reveals
Not having enough money can cause you physical pain, according to new research. Published in the journal Psychological Science, the research conducted by lead author Eileen Chou of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and her colleagues found that there is a positive…
· Editorial Staff
Man Uploads Picture of His Foot to Amazon, Immediately Becomes ‘No. 1 Bestseller’
Apparently anyone can now earn the highly coveted title of being an “Amazon Bestseller” book by taking a picture of their foot and selling it online. It seems that the recognition of being an “Amazon Bestseller” book is not as prestigious as one may think. Some have even accused…
· Editorial Staff
The Dark Side of Having Rich Parents in Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is an area known for its entrepreneurial spirit and its affluent population of business and tech leaders. However, it’s lesser known that the area has one of the highest suicide rates among teenagers and young adults in the country. In the city of Palo Alto, the…
· Editorial Staff
Saying ‘I have Asian friends’ Protects White People From Being Called Racist, Study Finds
Research reveals that using the phrase “I have Asian friends” makes a person’s comments appear less offensive and protects them from being called a racist. A study published early this year in the journal Social Psychology and Personality Science discovered that people viewed a…
· Ryan General
Science Reveals Why Intelligent People Have Short Attention Spans
Do you find it hard to concentrate at work? Research suggests it might be because you are smart.
· Nathan Kontny
Why Are Some People So Much Luckier Than Others?
James Scott Bumgarner, more famous as James Garner, film and TV star, passed away recently at the age of 86. Many people shared how great a guy he was and stories about his life. A few things caught my attention. Not the least of which was how lucky he seemed. How does a guy…
· Editorial Staff
One Image Perfectly Sums Up How to Tell When You’re Being Manipulated
No one likes to be manipulated, so it’s important to know when it is happening to you. The following infographic from Psychologia gives some great red flags to look for when the time comes.
· Editorial Staff
Doing This One Thing is Guaranteed to Destroy Your Relationship, 14-Year Study Says
The way couples deal with arguments can determine whether their relationships will last. Disagreements with your significant other are bound to come up regardless of how long you’ve been together. Though that’s completely normal, John Gottman, a psychologist at the University of…
· Editorial Staff
The Best Way to Get a Second Date Involves Sushi and Cocktails, Study Says
According to a new study, sharing sushi and cocktails on your first date increases the likelihood of a second date taking place. Match’s sixth annual Singles in America study used data surveyed from 5,504 U.S. singles between the ages of 18 to 70 to “reveal the pulse of the…
· Editorial Staff
How a Top Pickup Artist Went From Orgies and Bondage to Becoming a Family Man
In 2005, Rolling Stone writer Neil Strauss released his book “The Game,” which chronicled his years-long journey in the seduction community. These communities provide men who moonlight as pickup artists the opportunity to get together to share and learn ways to court women.…
· Editorial Staff
Woman Sits on a Toilet Naked For Two Days Straight in the Name of Art
A Brooklyn artist has let her feelings about the contemporary art world known by sitting on a toilet two days straight while nude. Bushwick-based Lisa Levy, 59, put on a performance art exhibit at Christopher Stout Gallery on Saturday and Sunday to protest the “pretense and BS…
· Laura Dang
Meet the Playboy ‘Playmate of the Year’ Who Now Makes Up to $600 a Day Trading Stocks
Playboy’s 2014 Playmate of the Year is a day trader and an aspiring doctor who is also penning a book on finance for women. Kennedy Summers, 28, is both beauty and brains as proven by her rather atypical direction in career choices. Summers, who first appeared in Playboy as Miss…
· Laura Dang
People Who Write Notes By Hand Have One Key Advantage
Taking notes on a laptop in class is distracting for obvious reasons that include the instant gratification of online shopping, messaging friends on Facebook or scrolling through pictures of cute puppies. Aside from the evident temptations that make laptops a bad idea, research…
· Editorial Staff
Science Reveals How Many of Your Facebook Friends Are Actually Your Friends
There is a huge difference between real friends and Facebook friends. This fact may not surprise many, but new research from Oxford University found only a small fraction of the average Facebook user’s friend list would even express sympathy for the user in real life. In his…
· Benny Luo
After Suffering From Depression All Her Life, She Turned Her Struggle into Her Next Big Startup Idea
When Krystal Choo is at conferences, she often gets frustrated because people assume she works in media or is someone’s assistant. On the contrary, Choo, 28, is an entrepreneur who’s one of the few females in a male-dominated industry.
· Editorial Staff
Young Doctor Caught on Camera Attacking Uber Driver in Drunken Rage
Update: Dr. Anjali Ramkissoon gives her side of the story. A drunk woman was caught on camera attacking an Uber driver, trashing his car and smashing his cell phone.