Bad weather on a campus tour cuts the odds a student applies by up to 10%
Among 47,094 tour participants at a selective Northeastern college, hot tours cut applications by 10.1% and rainy tours by 8.3%, yet the weather did not change the quality or type of college students eventually attended.
Being thankful pays off: just saying hello to the bus driver makes people happier
A new study finds that being thankful, for example by saying hello to strangers, leads to enhanced feelings of happiness and well-being.
The psychology behind hoarding: what were the traits of hoarders during the pandemic?
A new study on the psychology behind hoarding finds people who stockpiled during the pandemic scored high on extraversion and neuroticism.
Guided meditation for seniors reduces depression, new study shows
A new meta-analysis of 19 previous studies has found that guided meditation for seniors is a promising avenue of treatment for depression in the elderly.
Broken phone? A new study suggests you might have secretly let it happen
If you have a broken phone, research suggests there’s a chance that you secretly (or maybe not so secretly) allowed it to happen.