How couples ‘click’ in just four minutes
STANFORD (US) —When trying to make a love connection in just under five minutes, speed daters need to remember that it might be what you say, not what you look like, that matters most. Continue…
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Society & Culture - Apr 16, 2013 15:03 - 2 Comments
Testosterone pumps up threats for tough guys
STANFORD (US) — The higher a man’s testosterone level, the more macho he’s likely to act when his masculinity is threatened, a new study finds. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 13, 2013 11:24 - 2 Comments
‘Good job’ preps kids to tackle challenges
STANFORD / U. CHICAGO (US) — Praising toddlers’ effort, not talent, leads to greater motivation and more positive attitudes about challenges later on, say psychologists. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 28, 2013 11:34 - 1 Comment
Thinking ‘me’ not ‘we’ motivates Americans
STANFORD (US) — In the US, the best way to motivate people to think and act interdependently may be to emphasize their independence. (more…)
Top Stories - May 30, 2012 10:34 - 2 Comments
Math may teach computers to get sarcasm
STANFORD (US) — A new mathematical model may eventually help computers to think like people—and understand what we mean—not just what we say. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 24, 2012 17:13 - 8 Comments
In juvenile crime, race may affect sentence
STANFORD (US) — If people imagine a juvenile offender to be black, they are more willing to hand down harsher sentences to all juvenile offenders, a new study reports. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 14, 2012 16:49 - 2 Comments
For motivation, live to learn, not to win
STANFORD (US) — An environment that emphasizes learning for its own sake may help foster motivation, even once a person returns to a more competitive setting. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 27, 2012 13:22 - 4 Comments
Merit hiring may omit top candidates
STANFORD (US) — Sometimes it is only by taking race and gender into account that schools and employers can admit and hire the best candidates, a new report argues. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 13, 2012 8:38 - 13 Comments
For evangelicals, chats with God change minds
STANFORD (US) — Based on a decade of research, an anthropologist’s new book examines how evangelical Christians experience—and speak with—God. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 7, 2012 16:58 - 3 Comments
Students excel in ‘textbook-free’ history class
STANFORD (US) — Students who studied a textbook-free curriculum outperformed their peers in traditional history classes. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 2, 2012 13:05 - 0 Comments
‘Launch pad’ sites boost baby turtles’ odds
STANFORD (US) — Where leatherback turtles are born may be as important for their chances of survival as how good they are at dodging life’s obstacles. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 10, 2012 11:52 - 2 Comments
Girls ‘rewire’ brain to beat depression
STANFORD (US) — Using brain imaging and a video game, teen girls at risk of depression are being taught how to train their brains away from negative situations. (more…)
