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A website that matches animals' "personalities" with those of humans was just one of the many eye-opening ideas that UT Austin psychologist Sam Gosling shared in his second Big Think […]
Three men have been charged by the feds for a 2008 stunt that replaced cable giant Comcast’s homepage with a message to other hackers – costing the company an over $128,000.
A law banning gay marriage in Texas has effectively banned all marriage according to the Democratic attorney general candidate.
The sun will set on the Oprah Winfrey Show – one of America’s most popular TV shows – in September 2011 after two decades on the airwaves.
New research has revealed how the extinction of mammoths and mastodons changed the landscape of the earth.
A dancer with epilepsy has stopped taking her medication and is hoping to have a seizure on stage to raise awareness about “an invisible disability.”
A gang have been arrested on suspicion of killing people and selling their fat on the black market.
Permission to use embryonic stem cells has been requested by scientists developing a cure for blindness.
Harvard is the latest US University to take up the fictional wizard-sport Quidditch which features in the Harry Potter books.
Senator John Kerry’s daughter was arrested yesterday in Las Angeles on suspicion of driving while under the influence.
Detainees transferred by Canadians to Afghan prisons are “likely to have been tortured by Afghan officials” a former senior Canadian diplomat has claimed.
Are you an eligible prospective immigrant to the United States? Are you feeling lucky? If so, you have 10 more days to apply for the random selection process conducted annually […]
The Guardian says it’s a bad idea for the the Times of London to build a paywall by next spring. Spectator Magazine (UK) only lost 3% of readers after putting […]
“Would you please turn the lights up,” Robert F Kennedy Jr. asked the stage crew as he took the floor of New York’s Town Hall in Times Square, about to […]
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The UT psychologist admires "people who acknowledge the world as a complex place," and his favorite example is someone far outside his discipline.
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How tailoring living spaces to residents’ personalities may boost the success rate of community housing.
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Understanding animals’ "personalities," says psychologist Sam Gosling, can help us better match them with owners and tasks. We may even someday see a "D-Harmony" for dogs and humans.
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Misrepresenting yourself in conversation is possible, but how you arrange your home or office will give the game away.
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New research suggests that we’re as skilled at seeing through social masks online as we are in the real world.
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"Stereotyping" has become a dirty word, but as psychologist Sam Gosling explains, we all do it—and need to.