Study shows need for closure can magnify emotional effect of ghosting
Odds are, you know someone who has been ghosted. And according to a new study from the University of Georgia, it can be a haunting experience.
Odds are, you know someone who has been ghosted. And according to a new study from the University of Georgia, it can be a haunting experience.
Social Sciences
Feb 13, 2023
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If you've ever flipped through the pages of a women's lifestyle magazine, there's a good chance you've stumbled onto a quiz promising to answer the question "what is your love language?".
Social Sciences
Feb 10, 2023
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Whether they're personally struck by or spared from natural disasters, people are more likely to distrust the government when their family and friends are victims, according to new research from Rice University.
Social Sciences
Feb 6, 2023
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Fleas, tapeworms, Giardia, pinworms: Parasites are all around us. But some animals are more susceptible than others. Take the well-studied chimpanzee, for example: it's known to host over 100 parasites. In contrast, species ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 31, 2023
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You've made plans to meet up with a good friend in a few hours, but now all you want to do is go home, change into sweats and binge watch "Game of Thrones." What do you say to your friend? Will they be upset?
Social Sciences
Jan 26, 2023
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Before the internet, people commonly burned Polaroids and love letters in a fire as an act of closure following a breakup.
Social Sciences
Dec 15, 2022
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Have you ever been asked to make a cup of tea for your colleagues in the workplace? A recent survey commissioned by Samsung of around 2,000 employees in the UK showed that this is about three times more likely to happen to ...
Social Sciences
Dec 9, 2022
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With the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, the media shined a spotlight on the personal lives of founder Sam Bankman-Fried and his inner circle.
Social Sciences
Dec 1, 2022
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Much of U.S. criminal justice policy focuses on recidivism, and probation and parole violators make up a considerable share of jail and prison populations. In a new article, a 2022 winner of the Stockholm Prize in Criminology ...
Social Sciences
Nov 30, 2022
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Each year around mid-summer, somewhere between December and mid-January, the skies of South Africa's Gauteng province, including the city of Johannesburg, fill with small white butterflies. Some land in people's gardens, ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 30, 2022
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