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‘Losing yourself’ in a fictional character can affect your real life
May 7, 2012 18:13
When you “lose yourself” inside the world of a fictional character while reading a story, you may actually end up changing...
Are educators showing a ‘positive bias’ to minority students
May 4, 2012 16:52
Remember that teacher you grumbled about back in your school days, the really tough one who made you work so hard, insisted...
Jealousy and envy at work are different in men and women
May 3, 2012 16:57
A study carried out by researchers from Spain, the Netherlands and Argentina suggests that in a work environment, sexual...
From the journal Ethics: ‘Is polygamy inherently unequal?’
May 3, 2012 16:49
Recent raids of religious compounds in Texas and British Columbia make clear that polygamy is, to say the least, frowned...
Study suggests gender gap around homophobic bullying
May 2, 2012 18:38
A new study from Educational and Psychological Measurement (published by SAGE) found that when it comes to homophobic bullying,...
Greater numbers of highly educated women are having children, bucking recent history
May 2, 2012 18:12
A national study suggests that a significantly greater number of highly educated women in their late 30s and 40s are deciding...
Researchers question pulling plug on pacifiers
Apr 30, 2012 17:28
Binkies, corks, soothers. Whatever you call pacifiers, conventional wisdom holds that giving them to newborns can interfere...
Analytic thinking can decrease religious belief
Apr 30, 2012 16:50
A new University of British Columbia study finds that analytic thinking can decrease religious belief, even in devout believers. The...
Violence puts wear and tear on kids’ DNA
Apr 28, 2012 17:10
Children who have experienced violence might really be older than their years. The DNA of 10-year-olds who experienced violence...
That impulsive, moody preschooler may grow up to be a problem gambler
Apr 23, 2012 18:50
Give me the child at 3 and I will give you the adult compulsive gambler. That is the striking finding of a new study in Psychological...
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