Truth is, everyone lies all the time
Recent research in residential aged care by Anthony Tuckett from the University of Queensland has illustrated that, in some instances, lying is not only necessary, it’s actually virtuous. It is a complex…
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Share traders are reckless and manipulative – but that doesn’t make them psychopaths
You’d have to be a bastard, surely. To gamble away billions of dollars of other peoples’ money, playing the odds with their livelihoods, their retirement funds, their security. You’d have to be a bastard…
Proof of the pill: cutting out the guesswork in prescribing antidepressants
Voltaire was right when he said “doctors prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of which they know less". Almost 300 years later, this still rings true for depression.
Antidepressants…
Do cheating females have better kids? Shake ya tail feather for yes
Why do females cheat on their partners? A new study of songbirds in the US – published today – suggests cheating females are more successful in the long-run and get more grandchildren.
Why? Because the…
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Chimps only too happy to help – when asked the right way
Chimpanzees are able to understand the objectives of their companions, but will only help them when asked to do so, a study…
Copycat eating: how we subconsciously keep time with dining partners
Young women who dine together tend to mimic each other’s eating behaviour to the point where they eat about the same amount…
How not to win at rock-paper-scissors
Humans instinctively copy their opponents while playing rock, paper, scissors, suggesting the urge to imitate others is deeply…
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Active kids more likely to throw a tantrum
A study involving 5000 preschool children has found that kids who are more physically active are more likely show behavioural…
Stubborness grows the more you hear you’re wrong
Humans are more likely to change their minds when fewer, rather than more, people disagree with them.
A group of psychologists…
Hyper TV makes for hyper kids
Young children who watch fast-paced television shows may find it difficult to pay attention, solve problems and moderate…
Humans and chimps share more with each other
Chimpanzees have shown significant signs of prosocial behaviour.
The new finding is in contrast with previous thought that…
Stress linked to parent’s childhood
Researchers have used rats in a study to discover stress and resilience can be inherited. Rats were used in the study because…
Hide and seek relaxing for cats
A new study indicates that hiding may play an important role in relaxing cats.
The study looks at 37 cats over seven days…