Guys! Are youuuuu hot or not? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Meet Amy Perfors of MIT. On the rating website hot or not dot com, she posted pictures of 24 friends, adding names in the upper corner. She then re-posted, changing the names. Hotness
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Sure, we’re honest! But is that just about optics?!? Literally? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Melissa Bateson of the University of Newcastle surveilled her university coffee room. Coffee, tea and milk were provided, and folks were expected to ante up for what they took.
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What do you see in the black mirror? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. It’s tough being a teen? No one understands you! And teens today report feeling even lonelier than past generations! “WHY?” asked Jean Twengea and team from San Diego State University. Over
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Santa Claus is coming to town—or is he? This is Sandra Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying: Of course he is! All kids know that! Of course, children can also have imaginary friends. Meet Psychologist Stephanie Carlson from the University of Washington and Marjorie Taylor from the University
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Can’t resist PUPPY DOG EYES? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Meet Zsófia Bognár and team at Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary. They gave over ONE HUNDRED dogs a piece of sausage. And even MORE sausage if they looked at the tester! The researchers compared the
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Bad work environment? Someone’s gotta speak up, but who? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. People are less likely to intervene in inappropriate situations when in large groups. This bystander effect is caused by social pressures felt when others evaluate us. But those with the
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Anyone got a tissue around here? *SNIFFLE* This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Crying. Babies, teenagers, and adults do it. Do tears have a purpose, besides getting tissues wet? Shani Agron and team from the Weizmann Institute of Science investigated. They collected tears from six
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Spare the rod, spoil the child? NO. This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Kids grow up so fast these days. Literally. Stress can actually accelerate their aging process through genetic changes. And that comes with increased health risks. How can we slow down? For kids
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“Once upon a time…” could be more than a fairy tale! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science…and storytelling as mind control!? Enhui Xie and Qing Yin from East China Normal University and colleagues wondered. Could telling stories turn strangers into friends?? Thirty-two volunteers were split
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Hark! Is that the ice cream truck I hear? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Trips are fun — but guilt trips are not! Guilt shapes much of our actions, for better or worse. But can we control those guilty feelings? Kristen Duke and On
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