Hot and cold temperatures decrease the amount of police traffic stops and food safety inspections when fatal crashes and food safety violations are more likely to happen. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Productivity Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 7
For retirees, being part of a social group like a book club, church, or sports group after retirement was linked to increased longevity and a higher quality of life. BMJ Open Washington Post Happiness Health Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 18
Eating more high-fat dairy products is strongly associated with a lower risk of central (abdominal) obesity. European Journal of Nutrition Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care NPR Health Nutrition Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 26
People laugh differently with friends than they do with strangers, and listeners can hear the difference. This was true for listeners from 24 societies around the world, suggesting that laughter is a cross-cultural indicator of closeness. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences BPS Research Digest Happiness Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 26
Eating more raw fruits and vegetables was associated with higher positive mood and life satisfaction and lower depressive symptoms in young adults (aged 18-25) compared to eating processed fruits and vegetables. Raw carrots, bananas, and apples were among the best predictors of good mental health. Frontiers in Psychology Frontiers Blog Happiness Nutrition Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 38
Meeting future global food needs will not be possible without expanding food production. Widespread reduction in food waste and adoption of sustainable diets may help address this. PLOS ONE Environment Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 51
In young children (aged 2-6) at risk of becoming overweight, those who got less than 10 hours of sleep per night were more likely to have increased body mass index (BMI) than those who got more than 10 hours of sleep. International Journal of Obesity Reuters Health Nutrition Parenting Sleep Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 64
Compared to a neutral position, advocating for a controversial position made people see a scientist as more or less credible, depending on the issue. Advocating for a non-controversial position either made the scientist seem more credible than a neutral position or did not affect credibility. PLOS ONE Education Persuasion Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 55
Students who took notes by hand outperformed laptop note takers on understanding of concepts, possibly because laptops increased the tendency for students to record information word for word. Psychological Science NPR Education Productivity Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 61
When participants in a study were asked to write letters of gratitude to people they knew, they underestimated how positive and overestimated how awkward the recipient would feel. Psychological Science Happiness Persuasion Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 70
