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Sleep can boost good snack habits

If you needed another reason to prioritize sleep…

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Published October 4, 2021
Categorized as Mind & Behavior Tagged Health & Wellness, Life Sciences, Neuroscience, Psychology

Drivers with road rage, beware

High-risk drivers can now be rapidly identified while they’re still endangering the rest of us on the road.

Published May 26, 2021
Categorized as Engineering, Technology Tagged AI, Computer Science, Physical Sciences

Why do people think bisexual men are actually gay?

Bisexual men are perceived to be more attracted to men than to women, an opinion that remains consistent whether the person judging sexuality is heterosexual, lesbian or gay.

Published May 25, 2021
Categorized as Mind & Behavior Tagged Ethics, Gender, Psychology, Social Sciences

What is ‘meat disgust?’

A feeling of disgust about meat can be a powerful predictor of how much meat a person eats and may offer a way to reduce meat consumption on a global scale.

Published May 21, 2021
Categorized as Food Technology, Mind & Behavior Tagged Health & Wellness, Plant-Based Meat, Psychology, Social Sciences

This AI model types on smartphones like a human

A new artificial intelligence model realistically predicts how humans type on touchscreens — even making typos and correcting them.

Published May 12, 2021
Categorized as Engineering, Mind & Behavior, Technology Tagged AI, Computer Science, Marketing, Neuroscience, Psychology

How your breakfast affects your behavior

Changing the amounts of carbohydrates, proteins and fats in breakfast impacts serotonin levels in the brain and the riskiness of people’s behavior.

Published April 27, 2021
Categorized as Food Technology, Mind & Behavior Tagged Health & Wellness, Neuroscience, Psychology

Octopus-inspired robot picks up space trash

Researchers have invented a new soft robotic device with eight tentacle arms that allows astronauts to grasp and service objects in space.

Published April 26, 2021
Categorized as Engineering, Technology Tagged Environment, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences

Why do some TED Talks go viral?

New research on thousands of TED Talks shows that people who speak with more “I” statements, positive emotion words like “love” and social words like “mate” get higher view counts.

Published April 16, 2021
Categorized as Mind & Behavior Tagged Marketing, Psychology, Social Sciences

Women are perceived differently from men. Even when they’re robots.

Female bots are perceived to have more positive human qualities, such as warmth, experience and emotion, than male bots.

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Published April 2, 2021
Categorized as Mind & Behavior, Technology Tagged AI, Ethics, Gender, Psychology, Social Sciences
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