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The Sugary Secret of Self-Control
The New York Times: Ever since Adam and Eve ate the apple, Ulysses had himself tied to the mast, the grasshopper sang while the ant stored food and St. Augustine prayed “Lord make me chaste
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Why some stay-at-home mothers choose to opt out of the workplace
Journal and Courier – Lafayette: Valerie Wininger recently left her full-time job as a Web master in the entomology department at Purdue University to become a stay-at-home mom. Now, she is caring for her three
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Red pill or blue pill: Who cares? Getting to choose is the best part
Ottawa Citizen: Life is about making choices, from the mundane (Should I eat a Kit Kat for breakfast?) to the momentous (Should I accept this new job?). Though we agonize over some decisions, researchers have
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Psychology: We Play Video Games to Chase Our ‘Ideal Selves’
Time: What exactly is it about video games that holds so much drawing power? Last year, a staggering 500 million video games were sold throughout the world, and, despite some recent slippage earlier in May
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Avoir un animal de compagnie n’est pas si bon qu’on le pense pour la santé
MSN France: Howard Herzog, professeur de psychologie à l’université Western Carolina (Caroline du Nord, sud-est), affirme dans cette étude publiée dans le numéro d’août de Tendances en Psychologie (Current Directions in Psychological Science), que toutes
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The best Porsche 911? The Carrera GTS, of course
The Globe and Mail: In a study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, researchers found that people confronted with a large number of choices (like those offered at a typical big box