While many people assume that behaviors like avoiding eye contact and fidgeting are signals that a person is being dishonest, scientists have found that no single gesture or expression consistently predicts trustworthiness. But researchers from three universities recently identified four distinct behaviors that, together, appear to warn our brains that a person can’t be trusted. [...]
Inter-racial marriage rates are at an all-time high in the United States, with the percentage of couples marrying across the color line more than doubling over the last 30 years. But Asian-Americans are not following that trend, more and more choosing their soul mates from among their own community. From 2008 to 2010, the percentage [...]
It is easy to hurt someone’s feelings. It is much harder to apologize, but an honest apology makes everyone feel better. Here are five important tips for a good apology. Eye contact is important. If someone is hurt deeply, they expect a personal apology, not an email. Emails are OK if you have to miss [...]
It is easy to hurt someone’s feelings. It is much harder to apologize, but an honest apology makes everyone feel better. Here are five important tips for a good apology. Eye contact is important. If someone is hurt deeply, they expect a personal apology, not an email. Emails are OK if you have to miss [...]
It may be better to give than to receive, but giving is becoming very hard. Americans have so many things that it is hard to find something they want than you can afford. Fifty years ago, almost everyone was happy to get a sweater or socks or a tie. Today, the sweater has to be [...]
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