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Yale researchers say doing this specific type of exercise will make you happier than money Meredith Lepore

Though a new study said that $95,000 is the salary one needs to make to be happy, you may be able to get an even greater feeling of elation by just breaking a sweat. Read More

Health

New data finds 1 minute of speaking like this releases 1000 COVID-19 virus particles CW Headley

Given the majority of new cases are driven by pre-symptomatic carriers, it stands to reason that speech would be a viable means of person-to-person transmission. Read More

Health

If you live near one of these you will be happier, according to science Sonya Swink

Researchers at the European Centre for Environmental Health said “… living near the sea seemed to confer the greatest health-related benefit on those living in the poorest areas.” … Read More

How To

Study says doing this once frowned-upon thing will help you reach your goals John Anderer

For this study, researchers focused on perhaps the most common self-improvement goal out there: personal fitness. They found that participants stuck with their new fitness regimen much longer and more strictly when they had copied a friend’s exercise routine. Read More

Health

New study finds COVID-19 patients remain infectious for only this number of days CW Headley

The paper was written following a meta-analysis of a previously conducted study of 73 COVID-19 patents. Read More

Health

Duke scientists may have just discovered a way to ‘switch off’ pain in your body John Anderer

They’ve uncovered a small region of the brain that appears to have near-absolute control over bodily feelings of pain. However, this area can only turn pain off, not on. Read More

The Future of Work

8 tips from a psychology expert to beat your zoom fatigue Sonya Swink

Zoom fatigue is a real thing but there are ways to reduce it so you can work better. Read More

Health

Cornell researchers said that this odd thing may be making you drink more alcohol John Anderer

Researchers have found that the more TV alcohol ads one sees, the more likely that person is to report having at least one drink over the past month. Read More

The Future of Work

Hiring managers will soon be able to determine your personality by looking at your selfie CW Headley

A new study conducted by researchers from two Moscow Universities, HSE University (Higher School of Economics) and Open University for the Humanities and Economics, concluded that modern facial recognition technology can determine a person’s personality type 58% of the time from selfies submitted by candidates. Read More

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7 things you should never ask your boss

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