Using 8.8 million US property sales around 3,699 large solar sites, researchers found farmland within 2 miles gained about 19.4% in value while homes within 3 miles lost about 4.8%, with bigger losses in conservative counties.

Across six preregistered studies with 3,204 people, those who laughed off a harmless faux pas were judged warmer, more competent and more authentic than those who showed embarrassment. When the blunder harmed others, the advantage shrank or reversed.

In a two-week trial with 61 stressed young adults in Michigan, taking openly labelled placebo pills twice a day cut depression scores from 22.69 to 12.93, far more than in a control group, with similar drops in stress and anxiety.

Across 2,161 sales of nine Hall of Famers’ Topps rookie cards, prices rose about 20% after each player’s death and stayed elevated for at least 60 days, a predictable bump that rational investors should have priced in.

In survey experiments with more than 10,000 Americans, a congressman who denied sexual misconduct drew less support for resignation than one who apologized, by 5.5 points for an affair and 18.6 points for rape. Apologies did not help even when evidence proved the charges.

In three experiments (N = 441, 444 and 740), unexpectedly short replies lowered people’s sense that their basic psychological needs were met, even when warm, from a close other, or given an excuse, because recipients felt devalued.

Time-use diaries show U.S. adults’ daily time at home rose by 1 hour 39 minutes from 2003 to 2022, with 71% of the rise explained by work, school, meals, leisure, exercise and worship moving indoors; activities at home were rated less happy and less meaningful.

“Boomerasking”, asking someone a question only to answer it yourself, makes people seem less sincere and less likable than simply sharing. In a first-date study, willingness to accept a second date fell from 70.9 to 55.9 out of 100.