Morality Is Contagious

What makes someone good or bad? The science of morality has picked up a lot of steam in the last few decades. A recent paper published in Science looks at the experiences of over 1,200 people on a daily basis to really get to the heart of morality and how our moral compass differs depending on our political affiliation, our religion, or how others treat us.

What makes someone good or bad? The science of morality has picked up a lot of steam in the last few decades. A recent paper published in Science looks at the experiences of over 1,200 people on a daily basis to really get to the heart of morality and how our moral compass differs depending on our political affiliation, our religion, or how others treat us.

When Talent Backfires

Whether its business or sports, we tend to believe that filling our organization with talented people is a good thing – and the more talented people, the better. New research shows, however that this hunch isn’t correct. When teams need to come together, more talent can tear them apart.

Whether its business or sports, we tend to believe that filling our organization with talented people is a good thing – and the more talented people, the better. New research shows, however that this hunch isn’t correct. When teams need to come together, more talent can tear them apart.

Can You Trust Your Memory?

It happens to all of us. Try as we might, we often don’t get the amount of sleep our mind and body needs to function at its best. It’s no secret that sleep deprivation makes us tired and irritable, but new research shows that a lack of sleep can also lead us to remember events and experiences that didn’t happen.

It happens to all of us. Try as we might, we often don’t get the amount of sleep our mind and body needs to function at its best. It’s no secret that sleep deprivation makes us tired and irritable, but new research shows that a lack of sleep can also lead us to remember events and experiences that didn’t happen.

Why Talking With Our Hands Helps Us Think Better

It’s no secret that we routinely use hand gestures and other forms of body language to communicate with one another. But it turns out that we don’t gesture just to convey information to others; we also gesture for ourselves. Our gestures can boost our problem solving skills and our memories too.

It’s no secret that we routinely use hand gestures and other forms of body language to communicate with one another. But it turns out that we don’t gesture just to convey information to others; we also gesture for ourselves. Our gestures can boost our problem solving skills and our memories too.

How You Can Avoid Temptation

Whether food is in plain view affects whether or not you will eat it. Case in point, people in an office eat more candy when there is a candy jar on top of a desk in plain view than when the candy is hidden in a drawer. Fortunately, new research shows that you can quickly train yourself to avoid temptation.

Whether food is in plain view affects whether or not you will eat it. Case in point, people in an office eat more candy when there is a candy jar on top of a desk in plain view than when the candy is hidden in a drawer. Fortunately, new research shows that you can quickly train yourself to avoid temptation.

People frequently break rules, which is usually seen as negative. But thinking or acting "against the grain" isn't bad when it pertains to being creative. Could rule breaking—say dishonesty—trigger creativity? The answer is a resounding “Yes.”