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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
This Company Will Give You The Closest Thing to Immortality for Just $200,000
An Arizona-based company claims a hypothetical future technology can provide people who pay $200,000 for it a chance to be immortal. Alcor Life Extension Foundation is a staunch promoter of cryonics, a process that preserves human corpses in liquid nitrogen after death with a…
· Editorial Staff
Massive New Study Reveals What Really Happens When You Spank Your Kids
Spanking children has long been a controversial issue in today’s politically correct parenting culture. Many of us were spanked as children. We may have hated it then, but some of us also like the way we turned out because of it and strongly consider raising our children the…
· Editorial Staff
Why You Should Stop Hugging Your Dog, According to Science
A new study reveals why your dogs aren’t exactly the best cuddle buddies. While hugging your canine best friend may de-stress you, it does the opposite to your dog. According to neuropsychological researcher Stanley Coren in Psychology Today, dogs are cursorial animals, meaning…
· Laura Dang
Meet the Woman Who’s Made $2.6 Million Playing Poker For a Living
Maria Ho, 33, is considered one of the best female poker player in the world. She’s raked in $2.6 million in poker earnings and is the first woman to ever serve as a strategic commentator for a poker TV broadcast. Among the many talents that has made Ho among the greatest poker…
· Editorial Staff
Rich Parents are Willing to Pay Someone Up to $29,000 To Name Their Baby
Choosing a name for a newborn child can feel overwhelming. That’s why some parents are willing to pay ridiculous amounts of money just to get the perfect baby name. For $29,000, a Swiss baby-naming company called Erfolgswelle will provide the perfect baby name in two-three…
· Editorial Staff
Dongguan Woman Gets Stabbed to Death in an Alley, Witness Decides to Record a Video
Incidents demonstrating the bystander effect, wherein citizens fail to come to the aid of strangers in need, are getting much press in China. On Thursday of last week, a 20-year-old woman was stabbed to death by a man in an alleyway as a resident of the building watched from a…
· Editorial Staff
Money Actually Can Buy Happiness — But On One Condition
Money can in fact buy happiness, according to a new study, if your spending matches your personality.
· Editorial Staff
What it’s Like to Be Raised By the Most Famous Tiger Mom of All Time
In 2011, Yale Law School professor and author Amy Chua released her controversial third book, “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother,” in which she documented her life raising her two daughters using what she describes as a strict, traditional “Chinese” upbringing. In an excerpt from…
· Editorial Staff
Your Parents Lied to You: Science Proves That There is a Favorite Kid
While many people with siblings would be hard-pressed to get their parents to admit they played favorites with their children, new research proves they most likely do. As part of her longitudinal study started in 1989, sociologist Katherine Conger of the University of…
· Editorial Staff
Disturbing Instagram Video Shows a Girl Holding a Knife to Her Boyfriend’s Neck
A new video proves that people living out their personal romantic relationships on social media has gone to the extreme.
· Editorial Staff
Science Explains Why People Close Their Eyes When They Kiss
If you’ve ever wondered why people close their eyes when kissing, a new study may have the answer. The study conducted by cognitive psychologists Polly Dalton and Sandra Murphy of Royal Holloway, University of London, and published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology:…
· Editorial Staff
As Men Get Richer, They See Their Partners as Less Attractive, Study Finds
While some people would argue that money can’t buy happiness, having tons of money can surely buy you almost everything else. It can even get you the hottest mate available. Unfortunately, tons of money and the perfect woman can’t really go together according to a recent study…
· Ryan General
Smart People Have One Thing in Common When it Comes to Their Friends
Super smart people are often portrayed in pop culture as introverts. This all-too common portrayal pushes the notion that extremely intelligent people are socially awkward individuals. A recent study delving into the correlation between social contact and happiness reveals that…
· Editorial Staff
Man Cuts Off a Part of His Own Leg to See What Human Meat Tastes Like
If you’ve ever wondered what human flesh tastes like, think beef and ale stew. That’s according to a video excerpt from the BBC series “Secrets of Everything” uploaded to the BritLab YouTube channel.
· Ryan General
Man Claims to Have Successfully Used LSD to Break His Facebook Addiction
Many Facebook users find themselves spending too much time liking adorable puppy photos, sharing a copy-pasted song lyric or stalking random people’s posts. According to writer Baynard Woods, small doses of LSD in the morning helped him beat his own Facebook addiction.
· Laura Dang
Children with this Surprising Trait Make More Money as Adults, Study Reveals
Hopeful parents don’t usually want children who are rowdy and rebellious, but there might be a reason why they should. A study published in July of last year in the journal Developmental Psychology revealed that defiant children are more likely to make more money as adults than…
· Editorial Staff
Man Reveals How Scam Artists Hack Amazon to Become ‘Best Selling’ Authors
Brent Underwood made headlines last month after uploading a photo of his foot to Amazon Books to prove how easy it is to become an Amazon “bestselling” author. He executed the stunt after he became fed up with individuals putting up obscure content on Amazon in order to get the…