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    Meet Supernova: The new social media platform taking on 'Doomscrolling'
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 17

    Meet Supernova: The new social media platform taking on 'Doomscrolling'

    A social network without the toxicity and where ‘likes’ earn cash for charities. Wishful thinking? Think again.
    Machine learning can predict if you'll leave your partner
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 13

    Machine learning can predict if you'll leave your partner

    Researchers used machine learning techniques to analyze data on 2,038 married or cohabiting couples who participated in the GSEP Survey.
    What makes a voice attractive to others -- study finds
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 11

    What makes a voice attractive to others -- study finds

    What makes a voice attractive is the subject of broad interest, with far-reaching implications in our personal lives, workplaces and society
    A visit from a social robot improves hospitalized children’s outlook
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 11, 2021

    A visit from a social robot improves hospitalized children’s outlook

    A new study finds a visit from human-controlled robot encourages a positive outlook and improves medical interactions for hospitalized kids.
    Earliest evidence of human activity found in the Americas
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 24, 2021

    Earliest evidence of human activity found in the Americas

    Footprints found at White Sands National Park in New Mexico provide the earliest unequivocal evidence of human activity in the Americas.
    Research shows that, one-on-one, humanoid robots can psych us out
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 4, 2021

    Research shows that, one-on-one, humanoid robots can psych us out

    Gaze is an extremely powerful and important signal during human-human communication and interaction informing about other's decisions.
    Do genetics control who our friends are?
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 4, 2021

    Do genetics control who our friends are?

    Have you ever met someone you instantly liked, or at other times, someone who you knew immediately that you did not want to be friends with.
    What makes a voice attractive?
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 1, 2021

    What makes a voice attractive?

    What makes a voice attractive? The question is the subject of broad interest, with far-reaching implications in our lives and society.
    Humans vs. automation: Service center agents can outperform technology, study shows
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 21, 2021

    Humans vs. automation: Service center agents can outperform technology, study shows

    The solution may not be human versus machine, according to new research, but an approach that combines both.
    Empathy training could reduce violent, sexual, and fraud-related crime
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 21, 2021

    Empathy training could reduce violent, sexual, and fraud-related crime

    Research suggests a new, low-cost approach that could potentially reduce antisocial behavior and crime.
    Use your team’s emotions to boost creativity
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 20, 2021

    Use your team’s emotions to boost creativity

    If you’re putting together a team for a project, you might be inclined to pick people with cheerful, optimistic dispositions but maybe not.
    Assigned classroom seats can promote friendships between dissimilar students
    Joshua Shavit
    • Aug 14, 2021

    Assigned classroom seats can promote friendships between dissimilar students

    Students of varying gender, ethnicity, educational achievement were more likely to become friends after induced proximity
    To do or not to do: Cracking the code of motivation
    Joshua Shavit
    • Aug 10, 2021

    To do or not to do: Cracking the code of motivation

    By manipulating the dopamine receptors of monkeys and studying their behavior, scientists reveal how our brain makes us feel motivated.
    Teleportation through VR - New technologies let you experience the world in a new way
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 29, 2021

    Teleportation through VR - New technologies let you experience the world in a new way

    Teleportation is a technology that people know from Star Trek and other various science fiction movies. While an interesting concept...
    Study finds women can predict a man's attitude toward casual sexual relationships based on his face
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 19, 2021

    Study finds women can predict a man's attitude toward casual sexual relationships based on his face

    A pair of researchers at Macquarie University has found that women are able to accurately gauge a man's interest in casual sexual relations
    Research points to why humans are less prone to help outsiders than within their group
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 18, 2021

    Research points to why humans are less prone to help outsiders than within their group

    A decade after scientists discovered that lab rats will rescue a fellow rat in distress, but not a rat they consider an outsider
    Two-thirds of romantic couples start out as friends, study finds
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 15, 2021

    Two-thirds of romantic couples start out as friends, study finds

    Movies and television often show romance begin when two strangers meet. Real-life couples, however, are far more likely to begin as friends

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