Organizational psychElderly patients 23% more likely to die if their emergency surgery takes place on the surgeon's birthday By Douglas Heingartner December 11, 2020 A new study has found that patients whose emergency surgery took place on the surgeon’s birthday were 23% more likely to die within a month. Read more
DepressionMental HealthReferences to depression and suicide in rap lyrics doubled from 1998 – 2018, in step with the nationwide "mental health crisis" By Douglas Heingartner December 7, 2020 A study of rap lyrics in songs released between 1998 – 2018 found the number of references to suicide and depression more than doubled. Read more
Child-developmentalIQ and psychometricsIQ and EQ: gifted people also have (a bit) more emotional intelligence By Douglas Heingartner December 3, 2020 IQ and EQ are closely linked: a new study finds that gifted people also have higher emotional intelligence levels. Read more
MindfulnessPersonalityStudy links some forms of spiritual training to narcissism and "spiritual superiority” By Douglas Heingartner November 29, 2020 A new study finds that popular forms of spiritual training, such as mindfulness, correlate with narcissism and “spiritual superiority.” Read more
Social psychologyStudy finds users, not notifications, initiate 89% of smartphone interactions By Douglas Heingartner November 24, 2020 It’s not your phone, it’s you: study finds users initiate 89% of their smartphone interactions, with only 11% initiated by a notification. Read more
Social psychologyStudy of Delaware license plates puts a price tag on social status signalling By Douglas Heingartner November 22, 2020 A study of low-numbered Delaware license plates finds that their mere scarcity has turned them into a valuable form of status signalling. Read more