by Madelaine Weiss | Apr 5, 2016 | Love
“Attractive people are often perceived as more intelligent, but we wanted to investigate how individuals can change their perceived intelligence, regardless of their attractiveness. The solution seems to lie in subtle differences in a resting facial expression...
by Madelaine Weiss | Mar 28, 2016 | Narcissism
Narcissism lies on a continuum from healthy to pathological. Healthy narcissism is part of normal human functioning. It can represent healthy self-love and confidence that is based on real achievement, the ability to overcome setbacks and derive the support needed...
by Madelaine Weiss | Mar 22, 2016 | Emotion
Happy people are healthier; they get sick less often and live longer. Happy people are more likely to get married and have fulfilling marriages, and they have more friends. They make more money and are more productive at work*. Wanna be one? Move to Denmark. Just...
by Madelaine Weiss | Mar 6, 2016 | Attention
Remove the perception of choice and you’re in fact more likely to recoil from cooperation and go a different direction altogether*. Who doesn’t know this? Who doesn’t use it? Many of us. Much of the time. Except my mother, who said about my father: “I always made him...
by Madelaine Weiss | Feb 26, 2016 | Play
Our ancestors lived in small, cooperative social groups that lived by hunting and gathering. In this world, your life depended on others valuing you enough to give you and your children food, protection and care. The more you are valued by the individuals with whom...
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