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You check your credit score before applying for an apartment. Your fitness watch tells you whether you slept well enough. A workplace dashboard measures your productivity. Parents can buy devices that track their baby’s breathing […]

Inequality in wealth between men and women has not always received the same attention as similar disparities in employment and earnings. This is perhaps because wealth—things like property, savings and investments—is seen as a private […]

With 76% of adults now reporting stress levels that impede daily function, a new Cornell study points to a low-cost intervention hiding in plain sight: nature. The study, published in March 2026 in ScienceDirect, found […]

According to research published in the journal Psychology of Popular Media, if you want to attract more interest on dating apps, don’t just list your best qualities in your profile—instead, tell a story about your […]

Medieval manuscripts, paintings and chess sets reveal that the so-called “game of kings” defied social structures and racial attitudes by celebrating the intellectual prowess of winners irrespective of their skin color.This post was originally published […]

Jurors grappling with complex legal jargon are more likely to vote guilty while coming away less confident in their own performance and the judicial system, according to a new study published in the Journal of […]

Heavy social media use contributes to a stark decline in well-being among young people, with the effects particularly worrying in teenage girls in English-speaking countries and Western Europe, according to the World Happiness Report 2026 […]

Panic buying doesn’t just respond to shortages—it creates them. And according to a University of the Sunshine Coast behavioral scientist, the lessons learned during COVID-19 remain critical for preventing future buying frenzies.This post was originally […]

Research by Cardiff University has found that playing with Barbie dolls can help reach key milestones in developing empathy and social understanding during childhood. Doll play was found to be beneficial for both boys and […]

If you’ve watched popular movies or television shows in the last decade, there’s a good chance you’ve found an Easter egg or two: not an actual brightly colored egg but a subtle reference to another […]