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People Who Are Great at Reading Social Cues Are Also Great With the Internet
Slate: Some people are better at navigating cocktail parties, family gatherings, and office meetings. And, as it turns out, they are better at the Internet, too. That’s the word from Anita Woolley, a professor of
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How Hierarchy Can Help Teams Scale New Heights
Do teams accomplish more when they enlist a strict hierarchy, or are they more effective when everyone is treated as an equal? A new study looking at 100 years of Himalayan mountain climbing expeditions helps
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Why the modern world is bad for your brain
The Guardian: Our brains are busier than ever before. We’re assaulted with facts, pseudo facts, jibber-jabber, and rumour, all posing as information. Trying to figure out what you need to know and what you can
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Study Shows Riding The Quiet Car Is Crushing Your Spirit
NPR: An experiment in Chicago randomly assigned train and bus riders to either talk to the stranger next to them or commute quietly. The result? Even for introverts, silence leaves you sadder. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST
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Have You Heard? Gossip Is Actually Good and Useful
The Atlantic: While gossiping is a behavior that has long been frowned upon, perhaps no one has frowned quite so intensely as the 16th- and 17th-century British. Back then, gossips, or “scolds” were sometimes forced
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New UCSC residence hall teaches nonviolent communication
Santa Cruz Sentinel: College kids just don’t feel the pain of others like they used to. At least that is what a University of Michigan study presented to the Association for Psychological Science in 2010 revealed.
