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Online dating services don’t work, scientists say
CBS News: Scientists want you to think twice before doubling down on online dating services. A new study published in the upcoming issue of Psychological Science in the Public Interest is shedding light on the
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Facebook Might Be Tough on Users With Low Self-Esteem
U.S. News & World Report: Using Facebook can be bad for people with low self-esteem, a new study suggests. Canadian researchers found people with low self-esteem deluge their Facebook friends with negative details about their
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Dating in the Digital Age
The report card is in, and the online dating industry won’t be putting this one on the fridge. A new scientific report concludes that although online dating offers users some very real benefits, it falls
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NIH Funding Opportunity: Modeling Social Behavior
Deadline April 3, 2012, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. Announcing a funding opportunity from the NIH, a research project grant on Modeling Social Behavior. This grant, issued by the National Institute of
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What Kind of Chocolate is Best? The Last You Taste, Says a New Study
Like to save the best for last? Here’s good news: If it’s the last, you’ll like it the best. That is the finding of a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the
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Science on Love (and Hate, Too) at the APS Convention
Although Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, psychological scientists study love all year round — and it’s not always pretty. In this video, Douglas T. Kenrick discusses his book Sex, Murder, and the Meaning
