Research from Michigan University shows that positive and negative memories can influence our risk of chronic illness and depression for decades after memories are formed.

Caroline Brooks · Futurity 07 Nov 2018

Retail, Consumer Goods and Lifestyle

There's a very good reason why children like to read the same story over and over again

Research shows that repetition allows children to absorb more knowledge and prepares them for future experiences.

Elisabeth Duursma and Jane Herbert · The Conversation 06 Nov 2018

Behavioural Sciences

Open-plan offices make workers less collaborative, Harvard study finds

Open-plan offices should, in theory, boost interaction and collaboration between colleagues, but a new study shows they have the opposite effect.

Johnny Wood 05 Nov 2018

Behavioural Sciences

Children are safer in countries that have banned smacking

Corporal punishment sends mixed messages to children, which could lead to aggressive behaviour and developmental problems in later life.

Johnny Wood 25 Oct 2018

Emerging Technologies

Virtual reality can make you more empathetic

Stanford’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab has created a VR experience called “Becoming Homeless, where participants experience possible outcomes from losing their job.

Alex Shashkevich-Stanford · Futurity 24 Oct 2018

Japan

Crying once a week is the secret to a stress-free life

Crying once a week can improve your mental health, according to a teacher encouraging Japanese students and workers to shed tears. Here’s how it reduces stress...

Kate Whiting 22 Oct 2018

Behavioural Sciences

There's a gender difference in how our friends influence our behaviour

The friends that adolescents select, the influence they have on each other, and gender may all play a role in establishing friendships that can help, or possibly hurt, teens, according to...

Matthew Swayne · Futurity 15 Oct 2018

Mental Health

5 lifestyle changes that could boost your mood and mental health

Changes to your lifestyle can have a significant impact on your mental health and wellbeing.

Jerome Sarris and Joe Firth · The Conversation 12 Oct 2018

Latin America

Paraguay is the most positive country in the world

Gallup surveyed 154,000 adults in 145 countries to create a snapshot of the world’s emotions.

Johnny Wood 08 Oct 2018

Global Health

3 secrets to happiness, according to Roman Stoics

Roman stoicism taught its followers to accept that we cannot control everything, and to find happiness in what life gives us.

John Sellars · The Conversation 01 Oct 2018

Innovation

Why being close to someone from a different culture can improve your creativity

New research shows that those who are friends or in relationships with people from other cultures perform better at creative tasks.

Tom Relihan · MIT Sloan School of Management 27 Sep 2018

Behavioural Sciences

This robotic Icelandic farm has made its cows much happier - with dramatic results

Automation has transformed an Icelandic farm - benefiting both the animals and farmer.

Xana Antunes · Quartz 26 Sep 2018

Brazil

This Brazilian prison gives inmates the keys to their cells

In Brazil – which has a notoriously violent penal system – a non-profit organization has achieved astounding success running prisons where there are no weapons and inmates have keys.

Alex Gray 24 Sep 2018

Mental Health

The problem with identity: Who is the real you?

Research shows that we don’t actually access and use all available memories when creating personal narratives.

Giuliana Mazzoni and Giuliana Mazzoni · The Conversation 24 Sep 2018

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