A new study has found that when people are given an expensive, high-end gift (specifically, designer items), they tend to spend more money to make that gift feel at home by buying other expensive items.
Study of the Day: Why You Should Never Buy Your Wife Anything Nice
December 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Study of the Day: Sleep Makes You Beautiful
December 15, 2010 By 2 Comments
Study finds that people who sleep more are more attractive. Are you feeling sleepy yet?
Study of the Day: How Gender Affects People’s Trust
December 14, 2010 By 3 Comments
Can “human lie detectors” offer insight into how gender plays a role in trust between partners? Or is it all just a dangerous crapshoot?
Study of the Day: Rich People Feel Less Empathy
December 13, 2010 By 2 Comments
Maybe this Charles Dickens guy actually knew something about the human condition?
Study of the Day: Drinking Could Benefit Your Relationship
December 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Oh, alcohol. You’ve never been much of a do-gooder. But today you may have found an unusual niche: keeping relationships together.
Study of the Day: NBA Refs Are Racist Like You
December 9, 2010 By 5 Comments
Researchers analyzed over 600,000 calls from the 1991 to the 2004 NBA season.
Study of the Day: Married Men Make More Friends
December 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A study done on twins looked at how tying the knot affects men’s behavior. It found that men mellow out after marriage, displaying significantly less antisocial behavior than their unmarried brothers.
Studies of the Day: Female Breadwinners Are Ruining Marriage
December 7, 2010 By 11 Comments
In relationships where the woman earns more than the man, things tend to go awfully wrong.
Study of the Day: Your Birthday Season Could Affect Your Personality
December 6, 2010 By 4 Comments
Behavior is heavily influenced by the body’s biological clock. Those of us born in winter months (like me) could be less stable and less able to adapt to new climates and seasons.
Study of the Day: Long Ring Fingers
December 3, 2010 By 2 Comments
If you have big feet, stop bragging. All the cool kids have long ring fingers.
Study of the Day: Which Websites Spy on Your Stuff?
December 2, 2010 By 1 Comment
The information is often used to target advertising campaigns—a very lucrative field that companies like Interclick are capitalizing on. Creeped out? Here’s what to do.
Study of the Day: Facebook Can Kill Your Marriage
December 1, 2010 By 4 Comments
Facebook can ruin your life in a number of different ways; now it’s coming after your marriage. Facebook is involved in one in five divorces.
Study of the Day: Lady Fish Love Males Who Win Fights
November 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Watching their man-fish win a fight lit up the parts of the brain associated with reproduction and pleasure. Human brains aren’t much different, but our worlds are.
Study of the Day: Aging Process Reversed in Mice
November 29, 2010 By 4 Comments
Scientists have finally discovered how to reverse the effects of aging—in mice. Humans might be next.
Study of the Day: Pumpkin Pie Turns Guys On
November 26, 2010 By 3 Comments
Researchers have found that for men ages 16 to 64, pumpkin pie tops the list of the most sexually arousing perfumes.
Study of the Day: Thanksgiving Is Good for Your Health
November 23, 2010 By 2 Comments
Thanksgiving is more than just an excuse to load up on a disgusting amount of meat and potatoes.
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