by Madelaine Weiss | Sep 4, 2016 | Attention
We often help others without weighing the costs and benefits…. People even risk their own lives for a stranger, acting without considering the danger. This presents an evolutionary puzzle, because such uncalculating cooperation seems to ignore self-interest. So why do...
by Madelaine Weiss | Aug 30, 2016 | Emotion
“…why do most people spend so much time working and doing housework when they could be engaging in leisure activities? And, perhaps more importantly, why do other people struggle to maintain steady employment and clean living conditions? The answers have a...
by Madelaine Weiss | Aug 21, 2016 | Work
People who are recipients of incivility at work feel mentally fatigued as a result, because uncivil behaviors are somewhat ambiguous and require employees to figure out whether there was any abusive intent….This mental fatigue, in turn, led them to act uncivil toward...
by Madelaine Weiss | Aug 15, 2016 | Emotion
“The most important characteristic of being human is that our lives are social,” says Oatley. “What’s distinctive about humans is that we make social arrangements with other people—with friends, with lovers, with children [with...
by Madelaine Weiss | Jul 25, 2016 | Eating, Love, Work
“How do you build rapport with a new employer or someone on a first date? It turns out that there may be a simple strategy that’s often overlooked: eat the same food as your companion.”* Who among us hasn’t heard that food is love and eating together is good for...
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