Robert Montenegro

Robert Montenegro

Ideafeed Editor

Robert Montenegro is a writer and dramaturg who regularly contributes to Big Think and Crooked Scoreboard. He lives in Washington DC and is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

Twitter: @Monteneggroll. Website: robertmontenegro.com.

Scientists have long believed jealousy to be a chiefly human emotion based on assumptions that the it is the result of advanced cognitive capabilities. A new study authored by a UC San Diego psychologist argues against those assumptions with findings that dogs feel and exhibit jealousy just like humans do.
A new study by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco finds that the wage growth gap between recent college grads and the rest of the workforce is wider than ever.
Many menus are meticulously designed not to inform the customer but to influence him/her to spend more money. The secret is psychology.
Ever find that you treat complete strangers better than friends or loved ones? It turns out there's a psychological reason for it that involves one's tolerance to close associates' negative qualities.
A recently discovered crater in the Yamal peninsula region of Siberia has scientists scratching their heads as to how exactly it formed.
It turns out blowing into your old Nintendo cartridges probably did more harm than good. The reason? Human breath is gross.
Just as Shazam helps identify songs from snippets, a new technology developed by British scientists will be able to match bird calls with a virtual database. If made into an app, it would give a whole new definition to the phrase "tweeting."