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The Secret of Comedy Really Is Timing
Pacific Standard: Did you hear the one about Hurricane Sandy? Did you find it hilarious? Tasteless? Or just lame? Newly published research concludes the answer depends in part on exactly when the joke reached your
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Prosocial Media Linked With Empathy Across Cultures
Media and video games that portray cooperation and caring have a positive influence on behavior, a cross-cultural study shows.
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Gaining Status with Red Sneakers
Scientific American: Early in life, we all learned that there are tangible benefits from following social rules. As a result, across organizations and industries, people make a significant effort to learn and adhere to dress
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The Gift-Giving Mistake Not to Make
TIME: The highest anxiety moment in the holiday season (outside of finding the one dead bulb in a 40-foot string of lights) must be the moment just before your loved ones unwrap their gifts. The
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This Test Can Determine If Your Marriage Will Last
TIME: The measure isn’t the high tech detector of romantic emotions that you might expect. Instead, it looks a lot like that familiar thing we know as our gut feeling. Next time somebody who just
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Residents of Poorer Nations Find Greater Meaning in Life
While residents of wealthy nations tend to have greater life satisfaction, new research shows that those living in poorer nations report having greater meaning in life. These findings, published in Psychological Science, a journal of
