By Ray Williams May 29, 2021 If you want to know how someone is feeling, it might be better to close your eyes and use your ears: People tend to read others’ emotions more accurately when they listen and don’t look, according to research published by the American...
By Ray Williams May 29, 2021 Generally speaking, being in a bad mood isn’t just no fun, it also isn’t good for you — people who feel negative emotions like anger, anxiety and sadness a lot of the time tend to have poorer social lives and suffer worse physical...
By Ray Williams May 29, 2021 For some it’s lying on a sun-drenched beach sipping sangria, for others it’s wallowing in a cozy cocoon munching on chocolate and playing video games. Many people will admit that these or other immediate indulgences are what makes them...
By Ray Williams May 24, 2021 For centuries western culture has been permeated by the idea that humans are selfish creatures. That cynical image of humanity has been proclaimed in films and novels, history books and scientific research, epitomized by the book...
By Ray Williams May 24, 2021 Researchers from University of Amsterdam and Stanford University published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines explores how human-as-machine representations affect consumers — specifically their eating behavior and...
By Ray Williams May 22, 2021 No matter which way you look at it, rejection hurts. Experiencing rejection from a boss, a friend, or a partner is difficult enough for many adults to handle. But adolescents, who are dealing with the one-two punch of biological and social...
