Nanotech for historic building preservation: new coating lets buildings self-repair
Historic building preservation 2.0: bacterial treatments now allow cracks in old (and new) buildings to self-repair as soon as they appear.
Douglas Heingartner
Do therapists Google their patients? This new study finds that yes, 86% of them do
Do therapists Google their patients? A new study finds that 86% of interviewed therapists admit that they sometimes do.
Do people prefer article titles that use colons and questions? Short answer: yes
A new research paper has found that a sample of undergraduate psychology students prefer article titles that have colons, questions, and long rather than short titles.
Status envy: people envy other people’s social position more than their wealth
Status envy: a study finds people envy others' social status (for example how respected they are) more than they envy others' possessions.
Skipping a grade in elementary school is just fine for kids, new study finds
A new study looked at the long-term effects of skipping a grade in elementary school, and found no negative effects on kids' mental health.
A new study proves that text written in capital letters is harder to read. So why use it?
A new study shows older people have trouble understanding text written in capital letters, but this outdated practice still lives on. Why?
New research finds that kids value animal life a lot more than adults do
A new study finds that children lack the “speciesism” bias of adults, and value some animal life as much as human life.
New study finds that kids with more self control are both healthier and happier at age 45
A new study finds that children with more self control turn out to be healthier, happier, and more financially sound at age 45.
