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The Eyes Are the Window to Your Potential Soul Mate
Pacific Standard: John and Stephanie Cacioppo, University of Chicago neuroscientists who are married to each other, study love. And lust. Recently, the couple wanted to find out whether people look at potential mates differently if they perceive
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Neural Nostalgia
Slate: As I plod through my 20s, I’ve noticed a strange phenomenon: The music I loved as a teenager means more to me than ever—but with each passing year, the new songs on the radio
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Guys Prefer Electric Shocks to Boredom
Scientific American: How often have you longed to have time to just sit quietly and think? Well, be careful what you wish for. Because a study shows that many people find such interludes incredibly unpleasant.
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Pump Up The Bass, Feel Like A Boss
NPR: Jump-up songs make us feel capable and powerful. Athletes know that intuitively — batters swagger out to raucous walk-up songs, stars like Serena Williams and Lebron James warm up with headphones on (except when
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Why Nice Entrepreneurs Finish First
Inc.: Wharton professor and author of bestseller Give and Take Adam Grant talks with Inc.‘s Eric Schurenberg about the latest research on giving, taking, success, networking, and more. There’s nothing wrong with enjoying the warm glow of altruism
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Facebook’s new friends: Researchers studying you
USA TODAY: Whether or not Big Brother is watching your every move, data scientists certainly are. The lure of billions of individuals of all ages on social media means the eyes of research are more
