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This is why you always skip the gym, according to scientists John Anderer

If you’ve ever felt like an entirely different species than the people who smile their way through 6 AM gym sessions four days per week, a new study finds that may not be as outlandish as it initially sounds. Read More

Yale researchers say humans would like robots better if they were more vulnerable John Anderer

Researchers were interested to see how the robot’s actions and statements would influence the three humans’ interactions among one another. They discovered that when the robot wasn’t afraid to admit it had made a mistake, this outward showing of vulnerability led to more open communication between the people involved as well. Read More

Advice

These types of purchases will make you happier, study finds John Anderer

When we’re thinking about buying an expensive new jacket, watch, or video game system, we all tend to envision ourselves post-purchase as happy and content. Most of the time, once we’ve actually purchased said item, it hardly compares to what we built up in our head. Read More

Health

This is the most effective way to cure self-doubt CW Headley

In addition to demonstrating a generally pessimistic world-view, individuals high in NA express poor-self concept—an impairment shown to denude every venture of the potential for success. Read More

Productivity

Caffeine helps you be a better problem solver, but it can hurt this skill Kyle Schnitzer

While caffeine is known to increase alertness, brain function, and may even help boost long-term memory, researchers wanted to find out how the stimulant affects creativity. Read More

Health

Yale researchers say your coworker that smokes is harming you more than you know John Anderer

All it takes for third-hand smoke to spread is for someone to simply walk by another person smoking a cigarette. Those chemicals attach themselves to the passer-by and then hop off once that person enters a building. So pretty much everyone who has ever walked down a city street has subsequently spread third-hand smoke for the rest of that day. Read More

Office Life

Your team struggling? Coffee may be the answer, study suggests John Anderer

After conducting a series of experiments, the study’s authors observed that drinking caffeinated coffee led to a more positive atmosphere during group work sessions, increased alertness, and fostered improved teamwork. Read More

Health

This is the weird reason you drink more wine at restaurants John Anderer

A new study finds that the size of the glasses used to serve wine in restaurants often influences the number of wine diners end up purchasing. Read More

Health

Scientists say this popular breakfast drink could reverse obesity CW Headley

Thanks to a unique molecule called nobiletin, just two glasses of OJ a day can dramatically reverse negative obesity-induced outcomes and even decrease an individual’s risk for developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Read More

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