Finding food and staying at a food source are crucial survival strategies in the animal world. But how are external
Is foraging behaviour regulated the same way in humans and worms?
Sidestepping the pitfalls of overconfidence with plausible deniability
A fine line exists between confidence and arrogance, and many in positions of power — such as politicians and CEOs
The warm glow of kindness is real, even when there’s nothing in it for you
Psychologists at the University of Sussex have confirmed that the warm glow of kindness is real, even when there’s nothing
You can’t tell whether an online restaurant review is fake — but this AI can
Sites like TripAdvisor, Yelp and Amazon display user reviews of products and services. Consumers take heed: nine out of ten
Beauty is simpler, and less special, than we realize: New analysis of long-studied feeling
Beauty, long studied by philosophers, and more recently by scientists, is simpler than we might think, New York University psychology
Food prices for consumers in ethnic enclaves could explain difference in assimilation rates
In ethnic enclaves, Mexican immigrants tend to spend less on food per week while East Asian immigrants spend more, which
Having the right name helps one to find housing
Over the past four decades, the incidence of housing discrimination against members of ethnic minorities has fallen in both Western
Relational mobility may influence your interpersonal behaviors
A large-scale analysis has suggested it’s easier for people to form and replace relationships in North America, Europe and Latin
Fright and flight: Deciding when to escape: Study on instinctive behaviour elucidates a synaptic mechanism for computing escape decisions
How does your brain decide what to do in a threatening situation? A new paper published in Nature describes a
New study debunks Dale Carnegie advice to ‘put yourself in their shoes’
Putting yourself in someone else’s shoes and relying on intuition or “gut instinct” isn’t an accurate way to determine what