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Study suggests precognition may be possible

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Cornell University scientist has demonstrated that psi anomalies, more commonly known as precognition, premonitions or extra-sensory perception (ESP), really do exist at a statistically significant level. ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 18, 2010 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (74) | comments 108 | with audio podcast report

The rich have more money but the poor are rich in heart: study

(PhysOrg.com) -- The world could one day be an economically equal place, if the lower-income population have anything to do with it. In an interesting yet disheartening series of socioeconomic experiments, led by a team of ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 18, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (33) | comments 71 | with audio podcast report

People don't really like unselfish colleagues

You know those goody-two-shoes who volunteer for every task and thanklessly take on the annoying details nobody else wants to deal with?

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created Aug 23, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (23) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Study confirms: Whatever doesn't kill us can make us stronger

We've all heard the adage that whatever doesn't kill us makes us stronger, but until now the preponderance of scientific evidence has offered little support for it.

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created Oct 15, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (22) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Research shows what you say about others says a lot about you

How positively you see others is linked to how happy, kind-hearted and emotionally stable you are, according to new research by a Wake Forest University psychology professor.

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created Aug 02, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (23) | comments 68 | with audio podcast

Angry at God? If so, you're not alone, says psychologist

The notion of being angry with God goes back to ancient days. Such personal struggles are not new, but Case Western Reserve University psychologist Julie Exline began looking at "anger at God" in a new way.

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created Jan 01, 2011 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (36) | comments 346 | with audio podcast

Moving repeatedly in childhood linked with poorer quality-of-life years later

Moving to a new town or even a new neighborhood is stressful at any age, but a new study shows that frequent relocations in childhood are related to poorer well-being in adulthood, especially among people who are more introverted ...

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created Jun 03, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (19) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Study shows experiences are better than possessions

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new Cornell study finds that lust for material things fade but our unique experiences remain with us for a long time.

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created Mar 31, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (14) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Those less motivated to achieve will excel on tasks seen as fun

Those who value excellence and hard work generally do better than others on specific tasks when they are reminded of those values. But when a task is presented as fun, researchers report in a new study, the ...

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created Jan 19, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Feeling warm makes people more likely to believe in global warming, study finds

(PhysOrg.com) -- Being in a warm room can make the idea of global warming seem more likely, according to researchers from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and the Haas School of Business ...

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created Feb 01, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (13) | comments 25 | with audio podcast

Rating attractiveness: Study finds consensus among men, not women

Hot or not? Men agree on the answer. Women don't.

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created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (12) | comments 5

Pilot study relates phthalate exposure to less-masculine play by boys

A study of 145 preschool children reports, for the first time, that when the concentrations of two common phthalates in mothers' prenatal urine are elevated their sons are less likely to play with male-typical toys and games, ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 9

Can money buy happiness? Gallup poll asks, and the world answers

A worldwide survey of more than 136,000 people in 132 countries included questions about happiness and income, and the results reveal that while life satisfaction usually rises with income, positive feelings ...

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created Jul 01, 2010 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (11) | comments 20 | with audio podcast

'Counterfactual' thinkers are more motivated and analytical, study suggests

(PhysOrg.com) -- "If only I had..." Almost everyone has said those four words at some time. Rather than intensifying regret, '"what if" reflection about pivotal moments in the past helps people to weave a coherent life story, ...

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created Feb 09, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Happy extraverts are more creative: study

(PhysOrg.com) -- Outgoing people who are in a good mood are significantly more creative than people who keep themselves to themselves, according to a new study.

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created Aug 03, 2010 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (11) | comments 7