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Drunk shopping is real: alcohol plus one-click checkout is a recipe for regret. The behavioral economics of wine-fueled impulse buys — and how to stop.

January 3, 2012 · 1 min read

Psychologist James Pennebaker's 2011 book The Secret Life of Pronouns: what twenty years of text analysis reveal about the hidden inner life of tiny words.

December 28, 2011 · 1 min read

Tabloids reported in late 2011 that Maria Shriver was reconsidering her divorce from Arnold Schwarzenegger. A look at the reports — and why they deserved

December 27, 2011 · 1 min read

In 2011, researcher Christopher Sibona surveyed 1,000+ Facebook users on unfriending: who gets cut, why, and what finally triggers the click.

December 19, 2011 · 1 min read

In the 2011 Czech census, 15,070 people declared their religion as 'Jedi.' The Force is strong in Central Europe — and the joke has a serious point about

December 19, 2011 · 1 min read

Michael Burry, the one-eyed doctor-turned-hedge-fund manager, read subprime prospectuses nobody else opened — and saw the 2008 crisis coming years early.

December 12, 2011 · 2 min read

In December 2011, Facebook made its first-ever hire from IIT-Delhi — 21-year-old Ankur Dahiya, at a Rs 65 lakh package. The story behind the headline offer.

December 6, 2011 · 1 min read

"Sharma ji ka beta scored 98 percent." Comparing children to others feels like motivation — psychology says it mostly produces anxiety. What to do instead.

November 20, 2011 · 1 min read

Parents of gifted children know that schools which fail to meet their children’s academic needs are one of the main reasons their children underachieve…

November 18, 2011 · 4 min read

Demi Moore announced the end of her six-year marriage to Ashton Kutcher in November 2011, closing one of Hollywood's most Twitter-documented romances.

November 17, 2011 · 1 min read

Dubai's strict laws have landed Western tourists in jail for behavior that's harmless at home. Australia's DFAT published this survival guide for visitors

November 15, 2011 · 2 min read

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan welcomed daughter Aaradhya on November 16, 2011 — announced, fittingly, on Twitter by the Bachchans themselves.

November 15, 2011 · 1 min read

A provocative headline captures a cynical Pakistani attitude: the civil service as a route to personal wealth. The documented corruption numbers explain the

November 14, 2011 · 1 min read

In 2011, PepsiCo's underperforming stock put Indra Nooyi's job under scrutiny. She survived — and her 'Performance with Purpose' bet was vindicated.

November 13, 2011 · 2 min read

Research since 1972 shows appearance sways hiring — scars, birthmarks and asymmetry trigger snap judgments. What can candidates and employers do about it?

November 13, 2011 · 1 min read

From a Brooklyn rooftop to a viral plane ride, strangers' breakups keep becoming Twitter content. Where's the line between sharing and voyeurism?

November 13, 2011 · 1 min read

Happy couples gain weight, singles stay slim: a Heidelberg study of 2,000 people linked relationship happiness to body weight — and a crisis can trigger a diet.

November 7, 2011 · 1 min read

Many cities fine homeowners for grass over 10 inches. In 2011, one Michigan woman faced 93 days in jail over a vegetable garden — then the charges were dropped.

November 7, 2011 · 1 min read

From turmeric to methi to cumin — twelve everyday Indian foods with real research (or long tradition) behind their weight-management reputation.

November 6, 2011 · 2 min read

Post-2008, American homes are getting more practical: drop zones replace grand foyers, open family rooms replace formal rooms — and the McMansion is out.

November 2, 2011 · 1 min read