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Engineering Happiness
American millionaires living in huge luxurious houses are barely happier than Masaai warriors in Kenya who live in huts (1)[…]
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having a fast-food restaurant one-tenth of a mile from school increases the obesity rate among the children at that school[…]
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Group Training: The Science Behind Why Exercising with Friends Produces Better Results than Training Alone
During the 1990’s, two professors decided to test out a radical, revolutionary treatment approach for losing weight. Hundreds of overweight[…]
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When the shocks were of medium intensity, the rats were more motivated than the low intensity group to learn faster… […]
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Ankle Dysfunction Leads to Increased Knee Pain
Another study has found a connection between ankle dysfunction and knee arthritis. Researchers followed 1,368 subjects over the course of[…]
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Research on Sitting
Clinical Trials Subjects assigned to a standing desk experienced less symptoms of low back pain Ognibene, G. T., Torres, W.,[…]
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People who had a long-term plan to accomplish something were 31 percent more likely to report enjoying their life (1)[…]
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The Role of Genetics and Environment on Intelligence (IQ)
Over the past few decades, a plethora of research has been conducted regarding the causes and consequences of IQ. Although[…]
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How Our Behavior and Personality is Determined During Pregnancy
For hundreds of years, many people have believed that children are born as a “blank slate” and that their personal[…]
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