A bad internet connection can quietly cost someone a job opportunity, a patient’s trust, or even parole — research found that tiny video-call glitches...
The Hidden Impact of Video Call Glitches on Trust and Judgment
A video call freezes for less than a second. The candidate’s smile stalls while...
The habit of laughing at the end of a difficult sentence isn’t nervousness
The Habit of Laughing at the End of a Difficult Sentence
There is a particular sound people make at the end of a hard sentence,...
A randomized trial coauthored by a Wharton researcher followed nearly 17,000 students across 10 Indian colleges and found that collecting phones at the beginning...
Impact of Phone Collection on Student Performance: Insights from a Large-Scale Trial in Odisha
At the onset of lectures across 10 higher education institutions in...
The Stanford marshmallow test was once treated as a window into a child’s self-control. But a University of Rochester experiment found that children who...
The Marshmallow Test Reconsidered: Trust and Rational Waiting in Childhood
The famous marshmallow test presents a child with a deceptively simple choice: eat one treat...
People who prefer standing at parties instead of sitting down aren’t necessarily restless, they may be maintaining the small option to leave, and that...
The Unseen Strategy of Standing at Social Gatherings
At many social gatherings, there’s often one person who never quite settles in. They hold a drink,...