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It has often been argued that a woman’s best way to cope with stress or any kind of strong and negative emotion is to hit the shops armed with nothing but a credit card and plenty of patience. It’s called the wonders of a little retail therapy and, according to many, it’s guaranteed to boost spirits... |
4 November 2009
14:51 GMT |
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Romanticism will never die, but that’s not stopping British researchers from trying to come up with a recipe for the perfect marriage. Said recipe is said to be as efficient as it’s completely devoid of all the things that poets love to write about: in short, it implies the wife has to be at least five ye... |
26 October 2009
17:21 GMT |
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It wasn’t long ago that one economist set out to prove the world that having children wasn’t the way to happiness for married couples, but rather their way of deceiving themselves about what life had in store for them. Despite this, a new study comes to show that children do actually bring happiness and s... |
26 October 2009
16:31 GMT |
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Chances are most of us have already found ourselves in a situation in which we’ve had a superior yell and belittle us whatever the reason, meaning, regardless of whether we did something wrong or not. Until not long ago, researchers believed bully bosses were so aggressive because they wanted to hold on to thei... |
15 October 2009
14:21 GMT |
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There still are many who believe that women’s compulsive need to buy something new is the stuff that myths are made of and that all so-called shopaholics wouldn’t have a problem to speak of if they only kept themselves in check. Still, the problem is widespread, even if it doesn’t manifest in all wo... |
24 September 2009
14:51 GMT |
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It has often been said that women are up to no good when they get behind the wheel for reasons ranging from their inability to focus on one thing alone (driving, that is) to not being as endowed as men when it comes to spatial orientation. A recent study comes to show that women also suffer from what is known as &ldq... |
23 September 2009
16:31 GMT |
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Parting with a loved one can be a heartbreaking experience that few would ever want to revisit. However, in recent months, the number of those searching online for their former flames has increased so much it has given birth to what they call the “Ex Files,” the Daily Mail says. Most of them, though, just... |
22 September 2009
15:01 GMT |
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They say it’s easy to get a secret out of a woman because she will tell it to you without even having to ask. Although most women consider themselves trustworthy confidantes in whom a friend can find a shoulder to cry on and a “grave” for their secrets, a recent study comes to show that, at the end ... |
17 September 2009
14:11 GMT |
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No matter the purpose and / or the context, they say a lie is still a lie and, as such, it can only harm someone in the long run – most likely, the person telling it. With all this, a new study comes to reveal that we can’t even begin to grasp how many lies we hear everyday, with men telling lies an avera... |
14 September 2009
14:21 GMT |
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They sometimes say that women know what makes them always look good, no matter what: a less attractive friend to go out with. Several theories claim that most women do this in real life without even being aware of it, or the direct implications, but recent studies show that, whichever may be the case, it’s stil... |
11 September 2009
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Fans of conspiracy / alien theories had hoped the new millennium would finally prove them right, not necessarily in the sense that it would bring about the end of the world, but that some sort of catastrophe would hit, just like they had predicted years before. 06/06/06 came and went rather uneventfully, to their rat... |
9 September 2009
03:34 GMT |
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There are so many self-help books out there that, were one to choose only a handful of the lot for some guidance and advice, one would have serious problems choosing. Judging from the message behind all of them, positive thinking is the key to success: a better social and professional position, more money, happiness,... |
8 September 2009
13:41 GMT |
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Bruce Hood, professor of developmental psychology at the Bristol University, may have come up with the perfect explanation why religion is such an integrant part of our lives – or, at least, for some of us. Going against what atheists say that religion is often only the result of a lack of education, Hood&rsquo... |
7 September 2009
15:41 GMT |
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They say there are some women so beautiful they can knock the air out of one’s lungs and make one (if that one happens to be a man) lose his mind and make it impossible for him to keep a clear head. A recent study conducted by psychologists at the Radboud University in The Netherlands and cited by The Mirror sh... |
5 September 2009
08:11 GMT |
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Previous research shows that certain personality traits lead to higher mortality rates, but does not explain the exact connection between one and the other. This is what Professor Daniel K. Mroczek tried to determine with his most recent study, and the conclusion he came to was that higher levels of neuroticism led t... |
19 August 2009
16:11 GMT |
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They don’t call women crybabies for no reason, or at least, they don’t do so unjustly. A new survey has revealed that, ever since they are born and until their final days, women cry for about one year and four months without stopping, which amounts to 12,000 hours in tears for reasons that can range from ... |
12 August 2009
15:31 GMT |
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Retail therapy is not a myth as we might have believed five or so years ago, since it has been scientifically proven that women (and some men too) take comfort in the act of shopping, because it helps them deal with emotions, being used as some sort of safety net. That is not to say though that shopping doesn’t... |
7 August 2009
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Scientists from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), and the University of Aberdeen, in the United Kingdom, have recently published a new study, arguing that human language and dolphin behavior have similar traits, as far as brevity goes. They set off in their line of reasoning from the law of brevity in hu... |
31 July 2009
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For a long time, ants have been appreciated by experts in the scientific community as some of the most intelligent and advanced creatures on the planet. Their complex network of interactions allowed them, over the years, to form some of the most complex societies in existence today, rivaling our own in number and spe... |
23 July 2009
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Personality traits play an important part in one’s appreciation at the work place, both from a personal and a professional / financial point of view. While it’s common sense that those who display eagerness and conscientiousness be paid more than those who can be described as slackers, a new study comes t... |
14 July 2009
13:21 GMT |
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When meerkat cubs are born, the entire group is in attendance and, over the first 3 months or so of life, all of the adults stop at nothing to ensure that their little ones have all they need to survive. Researchers have even observed the fact that the older meerkats even give away some of their food to the begging y... |
23 May 2009
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Researchers have long been trying to come up with a “recipe” for true love, one that would guarantee that a marriage lasts a lifetime. Despite all their efforts, the conclusion has seemingly been that, no matter how they tried, no one could predict whether a marriage would pass the test of time or not. No... |
26 March 2009
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Scientists at the Arizona State University have managed to create one of the first software to predict the movement of the masses, in simulations meant to give analysts some insight into how people tend to clog up on narrow streets. This happens very often in real life, when citizens try to flee a danger zone, or are... |
19 March 2009
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With increasing numbers of people connecting to social media networks, a new phenomenon is rising, and that is the “online death.” That is to say, when individuals who play online games or are involved in communities such as Flickr, MySpace, Facebook and the likes die in real life, their accounts remain h... |
16 March 2009
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The implications of the latest advances in technology have often been discussed, with pros and cons weighed in the balance, but with seemingly no convenient conclusion or solution on sight. Neuroscientists and psychologists have again rallied to speak against the dangers of leaving children under seven in front of th... |
24 February 2009
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Understanding dreams and their significance has been a long-standing goal of humanity since the dawn of time, as many people believe that their dreams are nothing less than a gateway into their own minds, to thoughts they cannot otherwise access. There are also those who say that they are hidden messages about things... |
18 February 2009
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The human mind indeed works in mysterious ways, researchers from the University of Washington (UW), who have recently concluded a 7 year-long study designed to give them a new perspective on the triggering factors of depression in early adolescence, say. They learned that anti-social behavior and anxiety were the mos... |
18 February 2009
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According to a new research, chimpanzees are very likely to form social bonds that keep them together for prolonged periods of time. This is especially true for males, which have been reported to remain in close contact with each other for as long as 7 years. Females, on the other hand, leave the colony when they bec... |
26 January 2009
08:48 GMT |
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Sociologists say that a new breed of scientists is currently gaining momentum in the academic community, one that uses its own children for harmless experimentation, instead of paying others to undergo the tests. The researchers who apply this method are saying that there's nothing wrong with, for example, attac... |
19 January 2009
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According to a new scientific research, the satisfied expression on the faces of those who just blasted a virtual opponent out of the screen in a video game doesn't come from them satisfying their blood-thirsty instincts, but from the fact that they are satisfied for mastering the challenge the game placed befor... |
16 January 2009
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In a new scientific study, researchers noticed that young children are heavily influenced by the layout of the Internet page they are visiting. Namely, the way in which the content of the site is structured exerts a heavy influence on the small ones' ability to process and later recall the information they see. ... |
15 January 2009
09:36 GMT |
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According to a new scientific study, published in the January 15th issue of the journal Neuron, humans tend to follow the crowd because of an innate mechanism inside their brains, which triggers an alert signal when an individual's opinion diverges from the general one. This signal could be the one that dictates... |
15 January 2009
07:57 GMT |
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A new, first-of-its-kind study shows that people are more likely to buy an object if they actually hold the item, and are also willing to outbid others in an auction for it. Because of the emotional attachment that forms within the first 30 seconds of touching it, they are also more likely to pay more than the retail... |
8 January 2009
02:47 GMT |
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It's common knowledge that melamine and bisphenol-A are just two of the compounds that go into plastic that are certainly unhealthy, and potentially lethal for humans. The impact that plastic leaves on the environment is also long-lasting and harmful, so it would stand to reason that a large number of people are... |
5 January 2009
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Over the past few years, advancements in the field of genetics offered countless scientists, who would have otherwise had no funds for their work, the possibility of experimenting with increasingly cheaper materials, in the comfort of their own home, or garage. Now, the academic community is worried that so much free... |
29 December 2008
03:03 GMT |
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For centuries, researchers have been trying to understand exactly what it is that drives people's facial expressions in specific situations, such as a victory or a defeat in a sports game, or in an award ceremony. Most psychologists thus far believed that this behavior was learned through the power of habit, as ... |
29 December 2008
02:31 GMT |
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In an attempt to answer millenia-old questions, researchers at the Missouri University, led by Brick Johnstone, conducted a new set of scientific experiments in an attempt to decipher exactly what makes some people more religious than others. Instead of opting for numerous MRI scans, they turned to a classic method o... |
28 December 2008
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There are numerous scientific studies that argue the benefits of crying for most people, in terms of letting go of their inner emotions and of whatever bothers them. But a new research, conducted by researchers at the University of South Florida and the Tilburg University, in The Netherlands, shows that these benefit... |
28 December 2008
04:13 GMT |
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That women are addicted to shopping and fashion is no longer something many are ignorant of, but the greatest mystery related to this compulsive behavior, as it’s been deemed, meaning, for whom women dress, still remains unsolved. A couple of days ago, the girls from fashion-oriented website TheFashionistaDiari... |
26 December 2008
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Recent psychological analysis revealed, to the amazement of scientists, that the human mind perceives a hit or injury as being more painful if the person who caused it did it on purpose. That may be the case if we stop for a moment and think about silly house accidents that inevitably take place when there's mor... |
23 December 2008
11:08 GMT |
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Despite popular belief, recent scientific studies prove the fact that on-line games are less and less dominated by males, as the stereotype goes. Rather, more than 40 percent of players in popular games such as EVE, World of Warcraft, MU and others are females, the new results show. Gamers who spend more time on thei... |
23 December 2008
08:50 GMT |
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Psychologists say that there is a sort of natural drive that makes people want to lie uncontrollably when they find themselves in certain situations, where telling the truth could make them look bad in the eyes of close friends, relatives, co-workers or peers. A low sense of self-esteem can also trigger a higher inci... |
22 December 2008
18:01 GMT |
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It's common knowledge that men may sometime act foolishly when in the presence of women, so as to attract them and prove that they are very skilled at what they do. This is true for rock climbers, parachutists and other males engaged in very dangerous and life-threatening extreme sports. A new study suggests tha... |
22 December 2008
08:58 GMT |
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Raising a child is no easy task, and this is something that every parent will tell you. Getting them to have confidence in themselves is very hard, and some parents never succeed in doing so. But a recent study suggests that children who do have a high degree of self-esteem are very likely to manifest aggressively, i... |
22 December 2008
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A new scientific study finally shed some light on one of the most mysterious human behaviors, namely the yawn. While most people know that yawning occurs when they are sleepy, they are not aware of the fact that this process also serves to a variety of other purposes, all tied to the optimum functioning parameter... |
19 December 2008
19:01 GMT |
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In a replicated experiment, scientists discovered the fact that people were very likely to continue administering electric shocks to other people, if they were told to do so by an authoritarian figure. The first conclusion of this kind belonged to an experiment conducted in 1961 by Professor Stanley Milgram, of Yale ... |
19 December 2008
06:00 GMT |
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A new scientific study proves that video gamers who crave to play their favorite game exhibit about the same symptoms, neurologically speaking, as drug addicts looking to score their next dose. The same areas of the brain lit up, when MRI imaging was used on a few “game addicts,” whereas in the control gr... |
19 December 2008
03:57 GMT |
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Synaesthesia is a very rare condition, having as main feature the fact that it triggers strong emotions in people who have it, when they touch various objects. For instance, while some fabrics, such as cotton and silk, may be a source of happiness and positive feelings, denim can trigger hate or anguish. There are se... |
19 December 2008
02:54 GMT |
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Behavior and health experts at the University of Michigan (UM) found that walking outside, in parks or in nature, helps improve conditions such as memory deficit, inattentiveness and other forms of mental fatigue. Even the cold weather is good enough, as the team says that the cold stimulates the brain to be more ale... |
17 December 2008
06:16 GMT |
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Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, say that women can quit smoking just as easily as men, but that they require a different kind of support than men do in order to succeed. Though the scientists have found no relevant differences between the numbers of men and women that managed to stay free of s... |
17 December 2008
03:30 GMT |
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