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Study: Mozart helps you focus

New research shows people work better and faster when listening to the soothing sounds of his minuets

Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 6:07 PM UTC
Life Pacific Standard, Mozart, study

Study: Reading novels makes us better thinkers

New research says reading literary fiction helps people embrace ambiguous ideas and avoid snap judgments

Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 28
Entertainment Pacific Standard, Fiction, study

Study: Muscle men more politically conservative

Researchers in Denmark report a relationship between bicep size and support for progressive economic policies VIDEO

Katie Mcdonough Thursday, May 16, 2013 3:32 PM UTC 13
Social Video, Science, Wealth, rich people

Salt isn’t so bad

Expert panel concludes that national dietary guidelines on sodium consumption levels are unnecessarily low

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, May 14, 2013 9:44 PM UTC
Life Salt, sodium, Health, Diet

Are millennials delusional?

New research suggests that members of "Generation Me" are warped by a profound sense of entitlement

Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard Thursday, May 2, 2013 6:25 PM UTC 207
Social Pacific Standard, millennials

Study: Talking about a female candidate’s appearance hurts her chances of winning

Researchers found that the more media attention a woman received for her looks, the less likely she was to win

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Apr 8, 2013 3:53 PM UTC
Life women, Gender, Women in politics

Study: Your Facebook “likes” might be overexposing you

How a simple click could reveal more than you think

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, Mar 12, 2013 4:56 PM UTC
Technology Facebook, Privacy, Science, study

The science behind wanting to squeeze adorable things

Cute aggression is real. That chubby cat jumping through soda boxes could make you a danger to yourself VIDEO

Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 10:34 PM UTC
Life Video, cute, Cats, cute animals

Study: Don’t want civilization to collapse? Give women equal rights

A word from Stanford's top population biologists: Gender parity is a crucial step to saving our species

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, Jan 15, 2013 4:42 PM UTC 10
Life population, overpopulation, study

Study: Tiny distractions cause double the mistakes

Researchers find that even the smallest disruptions kill concentration -- and cause error rates to spike

Katie Mcdonough Friday, Jan 11, 2013 6:40 PM UTC
Life Science, study, Research

U.S. infant mortality rate higher than developed world’s

A new report shows the U.S. lags behind 17 peer countries in infant mortality, but it's unclear why

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, Jan 9, 2013 11:19 PM UTC 60
Life Health, Science, Research, study

Study: Female premature orgasm is uncommon but awful

First-ever study on the issue finds that 3 percent of women experience chronic premature orgasms

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, Jan 9, 2013 9:49 PM UTC 30
Life Sex, female sexual dysfunction

US suffers far more violent deaths than any other wealthy nation

It's not the frequency of the attacks that stands out -- it's the lethality

Kevin Freking, Associated Press Wednesday, Jan 9, 2013 7:57 PM UTC 15
Life Gun Control, Gun Violence, study

Study: You’re probably going to break your New Year’s resolution

But so will 92 percent of the population!

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 11:01 PM UTC
Life Health, wellness, new years

Do violent video games actually lead to violence?

Study links extended violent gameplay to lasting aggressive tendencies -- but is that the same as violence?

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Dec 10, 2012 4:27 PM UTC
Life Video Games, Violence, Science

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