Emoji Use Signals Distinct Personality Traits in Men and Women
New study shows emoji use reveals personality: men with manipulative or unstable traits and women with narcissistic traits use emojis most.
3D printing innovation: new technique makes materials stronger by feeding them spinach
January 28, 2021
3D printing innovation: a new technique makes it possible to “feed” inanimate objects with living matter like spinach. Qiming Wang USC
The full moon and sleeping patterns: study shows we go to bed later and sleep less under a full moon
January 27, 2021
A full moon and sleeping patterns: a new paper finds that in the days leading up to a full moon, people go to sleep later, and sleep less.
Empty stadiums led to higher scores and fewer on-field conflicts
January 26, 2021
A new study shows that soccer scores were higher, and players had fewer on-field conflicts, when the games took place in empty stadiums.
Indirect aggression: this new study shows that mean children can turn into mean adults
January 24, 2021
A new study of “indirect aggression” – better known as meanness – found that mean children very often turn into mean adults.
New study finds kids’ eye injuries from hand sanitizer are up 7x since the pandemic began
January 21, 2021
French study finds children's eye injuries due to alcohol-based sanitizer have increased 7x since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gender inequality in education: new study finds college men speak 1.6 times more than women
January 20, 2021
A new study into gender inequality in education has found that college male students speak 1.6 times more often than female students.
Do therapists Google their patients? This new study finds that yes, 86% of them do
January 17, 2021
Do therapists Google their patients? A new study finds that 86% of interviewed therapists admit that they sometimes do.
Do people prefer article titles that use colons and questions? Short answer: yes
January 14, 2021
A new study finds that undergraduate psychology students prefer article titles with colons, questions, and more rather than fewer words.