The activities we do in our free time can be an indicator of our level of happiness or misery, as a team of sociologists from the University of Maryland has just demonstrated.
The perception we have of others at a certain moment may depend on something as simple as carrying a hot drink or a cold drink in hand, according to a study published in the journal Science.
Narcissists are self-centered individuals who exaggerate their talents and abilities but lack empathy for those around them. And those attributes push them to become leaders, according to an Ohio University study.
Analyzing the movement of the eyes, researchers from the University of Glasgow have shown that, while Westerners tend to look first at the eyes and then the mouth of a face, Oriental Asians tend to focus on the nose or the center of the face.
Our deepest terrors and fears are written in our genes and change with age, according to a Virginia Commonwealth University study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
What is the most important psychological experiment not done? This is the question that the British Psychological Society has just asked. Among the experts who respond is Judith Rich Harris, who came up with a challenging idea in 1995: Parents do not have a long-term effect on their children's personalities.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
