Being optimistic is a quality that an MRI scanner can now detect
Being optimistic is something researchers want to know more about. And now a brain scanner can detect whether you’re an optimist by nature.
Blissful afternoon naps make kids happier, smarter, and better able to focus
The study linked afternoon naps to more happiness, more grit and self-control, higher verbal IQs, and better academic achievement.
Donkey intelligence is actually a thing. Measuring it better might save them from extinction.
Researchers in Spain and the U.S. have come up with a test that measures donkey intelligence, which may help to breed donkeys with the traits that humans consider most useful.
Healthy narcissism: a surprising quality of good citizens
A recent study finds that good citizenship is associated with an unlikely character trait: healthy narcissism.