Obese candidates pay an election penalty half as large as lacking a college degree
Matching perceived weight from photos of 3,612 candidates in the 2022 US Congressional elections with real results, researchers found obesity carries an electoral penalty about 50% as large as not having a college degree, across parties, offices and genders.
Don’t blame notifications: a new study finds users initiate 89% of smartphone interactions
It’s not your phone, it’s you: study finds users initiate 89% of their smartphone interactions, with only 11% coming from push notifications.
Delaware license plates are super expensive, and this new study explains why
A study of Delaware license plate values finds that their mere scarcity has turned them into a valuable form of status signaling.
New study questions whether first impressions matter as much as people think they do
Do first impressions matter? A new German-Canadian study says no, not really; it found no evidence for the so-called “primacy effect.”
This study of cats and dogs living together finds they get along just fine
A new study finds that cats and dogs living together can get along without much conflict, despite their (very) different temperaments.
Up to 50% of big game hunters in the Pleistocene era were women
A new study suggests that between 30 to 50 percent of big-game hunters in the Pleistocene and early Holocene eras in the Americas were women.
Can psilocybin cure depression? This new study finds that yes, mushrooms can help.
Can psilocybin cure depression? A new study finds that “magic mushrooms” greatly reduced depressive symptoms after as few as two doses.
For politicians on Instagram, personal photos get the most engagement
A new study finds that politicians on Instagram get the most engagement when their photos depict them in a personal setting.
New study finds that social ties and deaths in Game of Thrones mirror reality
Although important characters seem to be randomly killed off, the deaths in Game of Thrones are not unpredictable, a new study shows.