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Friday the 13th superstitions? Not me, knock on wood
MSNBC: We humans are a superstitious lot, believing that Friday the 13th is bad luck and finding a penny is good luck. Many superstitions stem from the same human trait that causes us to believe Visit Page
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U.S. Immigrants Get Supersized
Live Science: Immigrants to the United States may be packing on the pounds, in part, because of a desire to fit in with the citizens of their new country, a new study suggests. Immigrants and Visit Page
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How Right and Left Shape Right and Wrong
The Wall Street Journal: “The wise man’s heart is at his right hand,” says Ecclesiastes, “but the fool’s heart is at his left.” Islamic law says that Muslims should use their right hands alone for Visit Page
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The kickback society
The Boston Globe: Greasing the wheels of commerce is a lot easier if everyone’s on board. At least that’s the conclusion of a new study on bribery. Analyzing data for different countries, the authors found Visit Page
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Culture Influences Judgment of Others
LiveScience: European Americans are more likely than Asian-Americans to judge an individual’s personality based on behaviors, such as presuming someone who, say, won’t touch a door handle is neurotic, a new study suggests. The key Visit Page
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Why people with a European background can’t help but judge a book by its cover
The Daily Mail: It is often said that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. But it seems that some of us can’t help but do just that. A study found people from European Visit Page
