2011
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2011 1,514
December 2011
- Does “full disclosure” really address conflicts of interest?
- Is win-win negotiating the best way to increase your salary?
- Does, um, talking, um, well, like this have, err, any effects?
- How do you get others to lie and cheat less?
- How can you make yourself and two friends happy at the same time?
- Are tragedies worse when we feel responsible — or when we don’t?
- Are sexist people happier?
- Top Five Regrets Of The Dying — And How To Avoid Them
- Do creative people have more sex partners?
- How can you increase the chance your lost wallet will be returned to you?
- Women Who Like Politics Have More Orgasms
- Have we got it all wrong about what it takes to live a long life?
- Is what we eat determined by who we eat it with?
- Can depression be a good thing?
- What keeps friendships alive?
- How does gender affect teamwork at the office?
- What do we know about very materialistic people?
- What music will we probably enjoy for the rest of our lives?
- What activities can actually make you smarter?
- Could orange juice be an aphrodisiac?
- What determines whether a marriage succeeds or fails?
- What three things can help you get over a break-up?
- How You Can Quickly And Easily Increase Confidence And Reduce Anxiety
- Sex Might Improve Your Ability To Deal With Stress
- What does the music you like say about your personality?
- Does someone’s blog accurately tell you about their personality?
- Can you tell if a surgeon is prone to malpractice suits by the sound of their voice?
- Do we like people more if they move the way we do?
- What can Dilbert teach us about happiness?
- Do rockstars really live fast and die young?
- How long will you feel lousy when bad things happen?
- What tricks do stores use to get us to buy?
- Is uncertainty one of the keys to happiness?
- Do you underestimate the power of touching?
- Is there a formula for a good life?
- Are arranged marriages happier?
- How can you fool people into thinking you like that awful gift they gave you?
- How To Instantly Get Smarter
- What leads to life satisfaction and feelings of happiness?
- Should we buy good gifts for men and lousy gifts for women?
- What do we desire most frequently?
- What’s the most important lesson for improving your writing skills?
- Can computers teach us everything we need to know about cooperation?
- Is there an easy way to increase happiness, meaning in life and social support?
- Why are some bosses so abusive?
- Which incentives best increase productivity in the office?
- Is 5-to-1 the golden ratio for both work and romantic relationships?
- Do more people have heart attacks, go crazy and kill themselves around Christmas?
- Sex On The First Date: What predicts who’s okay with it?
- Here’s What Science Says Is The Secret To A Merry Christmas
- What four psychological techniques did the government use to increase Navy SEAL passing rates?
- Can combing your hair improve your grades?
- Where do we really find the most happiness: money, marriage or children?
- Are there easy ways to improve your next vacation?
- Were humans ever an endangered species?
- How can you enjoy good moments more and feel less pain from bad experiences?
- What do we regret most? Why?
- Does second guessing improve our decisions or make us miserable?
- Taller People Earn More Money Because They’re Actually Smarter
- Does having more potential mates make us focus on deep qualities or shallow ones?
- Is it true that “what does not kill you makes your stronger”?
- Is there a common feeling that might lead to heart attack, stroke and diabetes?
- How can you easily resist temptation and increase willpower?
- Can “double-checking” things be a bad idea?
- What are the three ways to find happiness?
- Would you notice an invisible gorilla?
- Who can most accurately tell when the opposite sex is interested in them: men or women?
- Should you shop when you’re happy or when you’re sad?
- What makes a woman more or less likely to commit infidelity?
- Is it the big things or little things in life that most determine our happiness?
- The Main Reason Most People Are Late For Work
- What’s a fun way to increase alertness and performance on the job?
- Is thinking that “time is money” a good way to make yourself miserable?
- Is there a way to increase your attention span?
- Does guilting people really work?
- 5 things you didn’t know about body language:
- 5 things people can tell about you from your handshake:
- Here’s Where “Fake It Until You Make It” Works
- What’s an excellent productivity secret we can learn from Jerry Seinfeld?
- Is there really a safe, over the counter pill that can increase muscle and get rid of fat?
- Can money make us more satisfied with our lives — but not any happier?
- How much do our personalities change over time?
- Are the mentally and physically handicapped as happy as everyone else?
- Are managers taller?
- Does being “spiritual but not religious” make you happier?
- Is there a connection between big feet and the size of… other parts of a man’s anatomy?
- Behavioral economist Dan Ariely’s advice on picking holiday gifts:
- What are the four types of creativity?
- Is making someone remember something the key to convincing them?
- How can you improve your memory?
- Are men or women more cooperative?
- Who makes more money: nice people or mean people?
- How can you increase your sense of meaning in life?
- If religion makes people happy, why are so many dropping out?
- TGIF! Is Friday really that great? Is Monday really that awful?
- What is trust worth to a company?
- Do teachers love or hate creative students?
- Can yawning tell you who your true friends are?
- Can a boring job give you a heart attack?
- Will we be happier when we’re older?
- What’s a better predictor of dishonesty: creativity or intelligence?
- What are the happiest jobs? What are the unhappiest?
- Is the cure to feeling burned out someone telling you “you’re not burned out”?
- Are married people really happier?
- What’s an easy trick that can help you escape unemployment?
- What are the friendliest countries?
- How can you pick the highest ranked people out of photos?
- Would using Tiger Woods’ clubs make you a better golfer?
- What drink might reduce depression in women?
- When doctors face death, what treatment do they opt for?
- Why are lawyers so unhappy? (And how can we use this to be happier?)
- Why do we always root for the underdog?
- Is the flavor really coming from the food? Or is it the bowl, the spoon, the music and the lighting?
- Do Glasses Make You Look Smarter?
- Do young women prefer dating jerks or nice guys?
- How much does it cost a country to win an Olympic Gold Medal?
- Are women more likely to be perfectionists?
- Does Facebook make us miserable?
- Do handsome men write more attractively?
- Is this why sex sells?
- 5 things you didn’t know about humor:
- 5 things you didn’t know about names:
- 5 things you didn’t know about pets:
- 5 things you didn’t know about luck:
- 5 things you didn’t know about the power of colors:
- Can we really multitask? Are women better at it than men?
- Who would you rather have on your team: a loveable fool or a competent jerk?
- How can you increase your IQ?
- Can seeing the Apple logo make you more creative?
- Can you tell Nobel Peace Prize winners from America’s Most Wanted just by their faces?
- 5 things you didn’t know about Facebook:
- What is it about travel that can make us more creative?
- Do the US News college rankings really mean anything?
- How much do Yelp scores affect a restaurant’s bottom line?
- 5 things you didn’t know about Twitter:
November 2011
- Can you demonstrate power or kindness by the flick of a wrist?
- Does legalizing medical marijuana reduce fatal car accidents?
- Can praying for your partner reduce infidelity?
- Are left handed people more trustworthy or less trustworthy?
- What do women look for in a one-night stand vs a long term relationship?
- Why do more women file for divorce than men?
- What do most people on Twitter tweet about?
- Who is happier: lottery winners or paralyzed accident victims?
- Do shy people prefer to send email?
- Is being selfless the smartest way to be selfish?
- How much exercise do you have to do to get health and mental benefits?
- What’s one way where money definitely brings happiness?
- Can humor make you a better negotiator?
- What are the secrets of a photographic memory?
- How can we easily make fun moments even more pleasurable?
- What’s an incredibly easy way to increase self-control?
- How do you build a good work environment?
- What are 5 effective methods for dealing with angry people?
- What’s a trick we can use to make sure we do the right thing?
- What’s an easy way to improve attention and make sure you’re evaluating the big picture?
- Are you dangerously overconfident?
- Do entrepreneurs need to go to college?
- Does saying “I’ll never do that again” make you even more likely to do that again?
- Do dates tend to order the most expensive entrée?
- Who is smarter: night owls or morning people?
- Is leaving your options open the path to happiness?
- Should you attach a photo to your resume?
- Why don’t we learn from our poor choices?
- What are things we can do to be thrifty and make ourselves happier at the same time?
- Do others know you better than you know yourself?
- What’s a good trick for outsmarting liars?
- What notably reduces pain? (Hint: you might already do it.)
- If the person in front of you was swapped with someone else, would you even notice?
- Being An Expert Doesn’t Make You Look Like An Expert. This Does.
- How can you make a gathering more social and friendly?
- How can you improve the quality of your sleep at night and feel less tired during the day?
- Why do you feel the urge to give your server a bigger tip?
- What’s an easy way to feel more powerful?
- How you can deal with angry people without losing your cool:
- Are attractive people more likely to be jerks?
- Does how you sit affect how proud you feel?
- Do social networks succeed when they tap into the 7 Deadly Sins?
- Do you really know what you want in a partner?
- Was Malcolm Gladwell wrong? Is expertise not just about hard work?
- Here’s Why Women Fake Orgasms
- 5 Easy, Scientifically Proven Tips To Make Your Holiday Shopping Easier
- 5 reasons to smile today (that aren’t corny):
- 5 things you didn’t know about lies, liars and lie-detection:
- 5 reasons why timing may (or may not) be everything:
- 5 easy, scientifically-proven tips for controlling your eating over the holidays:
- Why do we find things funny?
- What are the cornerstones of feeling good each day?
- What are the most effective techniques salespeople use to build rapport?
- Is there a proven system for making yourself happier?
- This Is Why Americans Keep Getting Fatter
- Can sarcasm make you more creative?
- Do right-handed people dislike reggae?
- What can we learn from the happiest people?
- Is fast food responsible for the rise of obesity among the poor?
- How often does separation lead to divorce?
- Does arguing make you more creative?
- What’s more effective in a negotiation: anger or threats?
- How might “gaydar” work?
- What fosters more trust: gifts or words?
- Which kids become leaders: rule-followers or rule-breakers?
- What’s the best way to phrase requests for maximum compliance?
- Is life better for beautiful people?
- Does revenge make us feel better or worse?
- Is nepotism more common than you think?
- Do we pick leaders based on their voice?
- If money can’t buy happiness, can time?
- How can you tell if two people are in love?
- Is it easier to persuade men or women via email?
- Does being “closer to god” make you a better person?
- Is being fascinated by celebrities a fundamentally female trait?
- Is “Show me the money” the right way to motivate people?
- Should leaders be nice or tough?
- Can “making yourself at home” turn you into a better negotiator?
- What personality traits lead to obesity?
- Does the best advice for students come from hedge funds?
- What’s an easy way to improve your marriage?
- The Easiest Way To Make Yourself More Attractive
- Which is more persuasive: scaring someone or encouraging them?
- What makes women more likely to ask men out?
- Are better NFL quarterbacks better looking?
- Do looks matter in job interviews?
- What’s the saddest day of the week?
- At what age do we stop taking so many risks in life?
- How To Make A Girl Fall In Love With You
- Does Facebook increase or decrease the amount of real social support you get?
- Do women and men have different moral values?
- Does carbon monoxide actually help us survive city life?
- Does more money make some people more miserable?
- Does eating slowly make you eat less?
- How often do most people have sex?
- How many days per week are you actually productive at work?
- How long does it take to establish good habits?
- What does your dancing style tell others about your personality?
- Are hypothetical questions used to manipulate you?
- My latest column in Wired Magazine – How to be a good leader:
- If life “speeds up when you get older” does that mean, subjectively, most of your life is over?
- What kind of people actually enjoy meetings at work?
- Do you have the type of personality that survives natural disasters and terrorist attacks?
- What’s the reason most bosses give pay raises?
- Do young women prefer nice guys or bad boys?
- Can a promotion at work save your life?
- What makes the weekend more or less fun?
- What’s a quick way to improve our relationships and make them more enjoyable?
- Can a smile prevent a bank robbery?
- What’s the best way to fight bad habits?
- Can *literally* thinking outside the box make you more creative?
- Is bad truly stronger than good?
- Do men and women gain more weight after marriage or divorce?
- Do happier people live longer?
- Can writing speed physical healing?
- Does reading fiction make us nicer?
- Does seeing attractive women make men want to fight?
- Does background music improve or hurt productivity?
- Does just thinking about dealing with women make men stupider?
- Do many small pleasures beat fewer larger ones?
- Is how we think about time the key to savoring life?
- 3 ways playing video games can improve your life:
- Is there a connection between love and delusion?
- Rude People Have Higher Credit Scores
- Are ethical people happier?
- What might be the path to finding meaning in life?
- Comedy Is Good For You
- How confident should you be at work today?
- How should you speak to be most persuasive?
- What makes people more likely to forgive?
- 3 Ways Bubble Gum Can Dramatically Improve Your Life
- Circumcision Causes Orgasm Problems For Men *And* Women
- To be more persuasive should you hedge or speak with power?
- Is the “freshman 15” real?
- Is it normal to feel lonely?
October 2011
- Can horror films make you more attractive to the opposite sex?
- What type of ending do people enjoy most in horror movies?
- You’re a female character in a horror film. Should you have sex?
- Should ghost hunters visit casinos?
- Should you be worried about razor blades in your kids’ halloween candy?
- Does a strong sense of meaning in life make you more attractive?
- How You Can Easily Become Mentally And Physically Stronger
- Are liberals and conservatives just taking different routes to happiness?
- Can confusing your customer be a good sales and marketing strategy?
- When It Comes To Salary, Thin Women Win
- How can you free yourself from an angry or depressed mood?
- Can you judge leadership potential by looking at someone’s earlobes?
- What reduces your ambition but makes it easier to resist temptation?
- The Simple Thing Will Make You A Much Better Communicator
- Get A Good Haircut If You’re Ugly And Underpaid
- How can you learn to be more charismatic?
- What’s the best way to study?
- How do siblings shape your personality?
- Are sad people more persuasive?
- Do women ditch “slutty” friends when they settle down?
- Can adopting other people’s perspectives make you smarter?
- To make the best impression should you be totally honest or spin facts to make yourself look good?
- What’s a quick and effective way to motivate employees?
- Is offering candy to dieters a great way to sell them a car?
- Do we love or hate women with feminine voices?
- Hot College Professors Make More Money
- Is self-deception one of the keys to optimal performance?
- What are two easy ways to make yourself much happier?
- Does commuting drive women crazy?
- Are we less likely to trust non-native speakers?
- Does hanging out with powerful people make you feel less pain?
- Can the smell of cookies make us nicer to each other?
- Is there a way to treat depression without therapy or drugs?
- Can dancing together improve your relationship?
- Are there regional personality differences in the United States?
- Do Twitter users have shorter relationships?
- What predicts achievement better than intelligence, grades or personality?
- Does fantasizing give you the motivation to achieve your goals?
- When are we more attracted to a pretty face? When are we more attracted to a sexy body?
- Do men get pregnant too?
- Children Don’t Make Us Happier
- Are taller people happier?
- Are men really better at parking cars?
- Are successful TV shows really about what we think they’re about?
- Do all women love shopping?
- Can I predict how happy you’ll be in the coming years by looking at your Facebook profile?
- Are “Magnum” condoms really that much bigger or are they all about monetizing the male ego?
- What’s more attractive: saying you dumped your ex or your ex dumped you?
- Do tough economic times mean older, heavier and taller Playboy Playmates?
- What’s more important: being rich or being richer than your neighbors?
- How many Americans would keep working after winning the lottery?
- How is men’s graffiti different from women’s graffiti?
- Do you like romantic movies more when it’s cold outside?
- What’s the happiest salary?
- What are creative people like?
- Can I tell if you’ll get divorced just by looking at photos of you?
- Here’s What Science Has To Say About Whether You Should Work Overtime
- This Increases A Woman’s Relationship Satisfaction And Decreases Her Sexual Satisfaction
- Does self-esteem increase or decrease as we age?
- Can you identify psychopathic killers by the words they use?
- Who’s more forgiving: young people or old people?
- Do higher wages bring higher job satisfaction or higher anxiety?
- How much is more time with your friends worth?
- Can amazing sex cause amnesia?
- Is there a way to create a positive feedback loop in your relationship?
- What two things can stop you from choking under pressure?
- Can thinking happy thoughts really make you happier?
- Are people who dwell on their problems more creative?
- 5 easy tricks to help you get back into shape:
- Is your boss a narcissist?
- Can optimism blind us?
- Do money-hungry, materialistic couples have better marriages?
- Can you tell what someone’s personality is like by smelling them?
- 5 steps to becoming an expert:
- Does personality predict what sex acts people are interested in?
- How can you avoid being the victim of violent crime?
- Should you vent anger or distract yourself?
- How accurate is the science in pornography?
- How To Stop Worrying About Projects At Work
- Would it be better if compulsive gamblers just jumped off rooftops?
- Are people with a sweet-tooth actually sweeter?
- 5 amazing ways the weather affects our lives:
- Do women go out of their way to not give birth on Halloween?
- How can you resist your bad habits?
- Do men looking for casual sex prefer larger breasts?
- Do shorter women make better moms?
- We donate more when others can see how much we give
- Is voting in your genes?
- Is willpower all about sugar?
- What’s an easy way for women to appear more competent, reliable and trustworthy?
- Are drunk people or sober people better eyewitnesses?
- Do some prices sound better than others?
- Why are women penalized for success at male tasks? Is there something that can prevent that?
- Can being bad at relationships be good for survival?
- Where do men and women look first when eyeing the opposite sex?
- All other things being equal, is May the best month to sell your stocks?
- Parent-Teacher Conferences Have Nothing To Do With Children
- What language tricks do call center reps use to manipulate you?
- Is gossiping good for you?
- Are more feminine women attracted to more masculine men?
- What can increase 90% of children’s verbal intelligence in 3 weeks?
- Is having more choices always a good thing?
- How much can you tell about someone’s personality just by their appearance?
- How can you tell who is a thrill-seeker?
- Here’s How You Can Significantly Reduce Job Stress
- Why do some people always forgive and others never do?
- Which relationships create more attraction and obsession?
- Is mimicry the key to sales?
- Why do things always take longer than we think? What can we do about it?
- How can you easily start good habits?
- What should you absolutely not forget to do today?
- Why is politics a mess?
- Can stress really make you sick?
- Should you go back to bed?
- Should you watch porn and action movies before you go to the gym?
- Parents Do Have Favorite Children
- Does pornography lead to unrealistic standards of attractiveness?
- How long does it take to judge a man’s sexual orientation?
- Does corporate culture really affect the bottom line?
- Will you like this post better if I tell you it has 136 words in it?
- Is the enemy of my enemy my friend?
- Should you be as nice as humanly possible to your doctor?
- Does the weather affect tipping?
- Dan Ariely: Should job descriptions be as vague as possible?
- How to reduce insecurity:
September 2011
- Do we become our lies?
- 5 things you didn’t know about Wall Street:
- Do “nice guys finish last”?
- Does it matter what a doctor wears?
- Who do we tell the most lies to? How do we tell them?
- 5 things you didn’t know about alcohol and 3 things you already did:
- Do muscular men have more one-night stands?
- What kind of news should you avoid in order to stay happy?
- What trick can you use to resist a convincing sales pitch?
- How do you get more people to volunteer for good causes?
- Does the placebo effect make any sense at all?
- Do some victims continue to have sex with the people who raped them?
- How close are our real life mates to our ideal partners?
- Is it worth reconnecting with old acquaintances on Facebook and Linked In?
- Most popular posts for September:
- 5 ways to reduce stress and anxiety:
- 5 things you didn’t know about confidence:
- 5 things you didn’t know about love:
- What are the three keys to moving your career forward?
- 7 tips to make the workweek easier:
- Does reassuring yourself work?
- Does time really heal all wounds?
- Is there an easy way to improve your smile?
- Which US states are the most promiscuous?
- What do you have to do to be perceived as a leader?
- Which “senior moments” are normal and which ones are signs of Alzheimer’s?
- Is stress sexy?
- How powerful is an apology?
- How important is having a feeling of control over your life?
- Why do some people get sick so often and others never do?
- Does happiness or sadness make us better negotiators?
- Which people are more prone to anger?
- What does lack of job security do to employee creativity and productivity?
- What’s the secret to improving your ability to learn?
- Does living in California make people happy?
- Do Drinking And Smoking Make You Wealthier?
- Do women really think firefighters are sexy?
- Are prenups the best way to save marriage?
- Are you less likely to get angry when you’re lying down?
- 10 fascinating facts about beauty:
- What do we need to monitor to stay happy?
- What are six common pitfalls in negotiations?
- What’s a trick for being more convincing?
- How can you quickly and easily change your self-esteem, mood and feelings?
- What’s an easy way to get others to agree to help you out?
- How do we get rid of our bad habits?
- What 7 negotiating tricks can we learn from FBI hostage negotiators?
- If I replaced your girlfriend with someone else, would you even notice?
- What’s the best way to pick a gift for someone?
- Quiz: How savvy are you when it comes to office politics?
- 10 proven ways to be more creative:
- 10 ways to be more intelligent (or not nearly as dumb):
- 10 Things You Need To Know About Attraction
- What kind of feedback enhances performance?
- Does ending prices in “.99” really fool anyone?
- What marks the transition from novice to expert?
- “Opposites attract” — but do they stay married?
- What gets a man more one-night stands?
- Do internet job searches actually work?
- Do happier employees give companies better returns?
- Does the placebo effect work — even when you know it’s a placebo?
- Are the best songs all about sex?
- What’s the best way to savor a good mood?
- Here’s the best way to apologize
- Guys, how should you speak so women remember what you say?
- How can you make others more likely to agree with your choices?
- Are single women more interested in men who are attached?
- Can puzzles and mazes make it easier to quit smoking?
- 10 things you need to know about relationships:
- 10 Things That You Need To Know About Sex
- 10 things you need to know to be happier:
- 10 things you need to know about persuasion:
- 10 things you need to know about productivity:
- Are people more likely to lie to you via email?
- What motivates us more than most anything else?
- Is it power without status that turns people into evil criminal masterminds?
- What is happiness?
- When there are many more women than men, do men act more like women?
- Here’s Why Females Orgasm
- Being Compassionate Reduces Stress
- Can Twitter trends help you beat the stock market?
- What’s a good way to trick yourself into getting work done?
- What’s the key to dealing with stress?
- Will running marathons kill you?
- Can happiness stop you from getting sick? Can it make sick people better?
- Would you feel better if you were walking in nature right now? (Don’t trust your answer.)
- Are we happier just doing nothing?
- What can help bond you and your partner closer together? How can you keep the flame burning?
- How much of office gossip is true?
- Can a web break make you more productive?
- Are older people really wiser?
- Are some numbers more likable?
- Why do people believe in conspiracy theories?
- A Simple Trick To Help You Worry Less
- How do women and men commit suicide differently?
- What’s the connection between curiosity and happiness?
- What trick can women use on dates to make men more interested?
- Can asking questions help you accomplish those things you procrastinate doing?
- Does the level of conflict in a marriage decrease as time goes by?
- Can your body odor predict how attractively you carry yourself?
- When are women more interested in pornography?
- Does unemployment hurt less if there is more of it around?
- Is Facebook making it impossible to be an undercover cop?
- Is being a cheapskate genetic?
- Does the Socratic method really help people learn?
- Does taking a break help creativity? Is being interrupted the same as taking a break?
- Do criminals think about getting caught before committing a crime?
- Do shareholders benefit from corporate misconduct?
- What makes us satisfied with our jobs?
- How much does the price of marijuana vary around the US?
- What’s the best way to learn faster?
- Do rhetorical questions make arguments more or less persuasive?
- Can how you sit affect your memory?
August 2011
- Is this why it’s so hard to be compassionate?
- In the past, could you identify criminals by height?
- Is marriage in your genes?
- Should you be optimistic going into negotiations?
- How can you become more lucky?
- Are good relationships better than Tylenol?
- Are recruiters learning about the real you from your resume?
- Do letters of recommendation actually hurt women when it comes to getting hired or promoted?
- What color should a woman wear on a date?
- Does the Internet make people happier?
- Is Malcolm Gladwell’s “Blink” right about the power of unconscious decision making?
- How does our personality affect the music we listen to?
- Are brands the “new religion”?
- Do we assume powerful people are taller?
- Are narcissists more creative?
- Are attractive people more selfish?
- Can a glance tell you if someone finds you attractive?
- Are only children missing out?
- Are NFL Coaches Risk and Loss Averse?
- Does religion protect against divorce?
- Is who you marry, where you live and the career you choose all influenced by your name?
- Are psychopathic personality traits inherited from mom or dad?
- Can you trick yourself into eating 16% less just by moving food around?
- Is one little thing stopping you from being more productive at work?
- Is weight loss as easy as changing the order of items on a menu?
- Do pick-up-artist techniques work?
- An easy way to dramatically improve your listening skills:
- Can money buy happiness?
- Does being asked about cheating make you more likely to cheat?
- What should you write about if you want to increase your happiness?
- Can you wash away bad luck?
- Can seeking happiness make you unhappy?
- Does “paying it forward” work?
- What’s the most effective body language when trying to influence someone?
- Is asking your boss for a 10 billion dollar raise a good idea?
- What do men look for in short-term vs long-term partners?
- Can “living in the present” be a bad thing?
- Why do girls get better grades even though boys score higher on IQ tests?
- How do you get kids to do homework?
- Can you raise your self-esteem by thinking about death?
- Are the poor more selfish?
- Is it better to start off with ambitious goals or conservative goals?
- Is this why sex is more rowdy when a couple has been apart for a while?
- Can you increase your sex appeal by changing the position of your chin?
- What are the first words you should say in a negotiation?
- How does attractiveness affect men and women’s incomes differently?
- Do cute babies become attractive adults?
- What are the main differences between men and women in personality and behavior?
- What’s the easiest thing you can do to dramatically improve your health?
- What are the top ten mistakes you make when trying to change your behavior?
- Is compassion the key to creativity?
- Who is confident about their dancing ability?
- Should we judge how successful firms are by the attractiveness of their employees?
- What importance do women attribute to the size of the penis?
- Is there really a relationship between the economy and presidential approval ratings?
- Does it benefit companies to give stock options to every employee or just executives?
- Can being antisocial be an advantage?
- Could distraction be the key to beating sadness?
- What’s Dan Ariely’s trick for beating procrastination?
- What’s the best way to bet when you don’t know anything about the options?
- Does saying you’re sorry really make a difference?
- Can blaming others make you physically ill?
- Will the next election be determined by… the number of flags you see?
- If people were more equal would we finally be able to stop spending so much on things to impress each other?
- Is thinking about the best possible version of you a key to happiness?
- What’s something that can make you absolutely miserable? (And what can it teach us about being happier?)
- If you’re on trial for murder do you want smart people or dumb people on your jury?
- Is the classic business book “Good to Great” really any good?
- Are you a completely different person when sexually aroused?
- Why are we so bad at predicting what will make us happy? (part 2)
- When do most people lose their virginity?
- What are tricks to doing those things you never get around to?
- How does the default “he” and “him” in common language affect women?
- Can writing make you happier?
- Can mumbling to yourself improve your memory?
- Is overpopulation really a problem?
- Was grandmom right about “counting your blessings”?
- Do happy moms have better kids?
- Why doesn’t your boss pay any attention to what you say?
- When do ideas hit Malcolm Gladwell’s “Tipping Point”?
- Which countries have a faster pace of life? What does that mean?
- What’s a quick and easy way to strengthen your relationship?
- Are women really more talkative than men?
- When are low testosterone levels advantageous?
- Should you trust your memory?
- How should you pick stocks if you know nothing about the market?
- Are women more pleasant when they’re fertile?
- During a recession, how do people spend all the extra time they would have been working?
- What guides how much people pay at pay-what-you-want restaurants?
- Stuffed Animals Can Prevent You From Getting Sick
- Does the human mind require meaning?
- Is it better to settle?
- What unconsciously makes you take bigger risks?
- What’s the best way to use humor to improve your mood?
- Are movies getting worse?
- Do you need to be friends with the people you work with?
- What does the “perfect” female face look like?
- Why do you always sit in the same place in meetings?
- Do narcissists or junkies make better leaders?
- Is there a limit on how many friends you can have?
- Can a walk improve your memory?
- Can someone wishing you luck really improve your performance?
- Why are we so bad at predicting what will make us happy?
- Are grandchildren better than children?
- Does overconfidence increase productivity?
- The Shortcut To Bonding With A Romantic Partner On A Deeper Level
- My latest column in Wired Magazine – How to be more powerful:
- What’s the best way to talk to yourself?
- Should a wife be close to her husband’s friends… or can that be a very, very bad thing?
- Are there two types of happiness?
- Are our phones the key to understanding human behavior?
- Could the current economic problems actually make us happier in the end?
- Is long-term love more than a rare phenomenon?
- What does your use of the word “I” say about you?
- Do women make better judges?
- What I’ve been reading lately:
- Do straight-A students live longer?
- Is it lifestyle or genetics that will get you past the age of 100?
- Are men more bothered by sexual infidelity? Are women more upset by emotional infidelity?
- Does being attractive always help?
- Can taking a shower make you less moralistic?
- What can help persuade people to do unethical things?
- Do lefties make more money?
- Does getting money from your parents while in college hurt your grades?
- Are narcissists happier?
- Is being a criminal hereditary?
- Does dating make women less interested in math and science?
- What should you do to improve your relationship?
- Can others tell how sociable you are just by looking at the outside of your home?
- Are there drugs that kill love?
- Can your words be used to predict your success or failure?
- What does it take to improve your behavior?
- Does creativity require freedom or constraints?
- Does attractiveness buy happiness?
- Can touching improve team performance?
- What kind of insane stuff do you come across when you read far too many scientific studies?
- Why do the best need a handicap to show they’re the best?
- Is self-esteem overrated?
- What color should men wear to be more attractive to women?
- How is it that prayer helps you — even if you’re an atheist?
- Is being tall sexy?
- Can text messages make you healthier and richer?
- Is there a smell that promotes good behavior?
- Is there a way for a guy to easily make his online dating profile more attractive?
- Why do guys like big boobs and hourglass figures?
- Why don’t stupid people realize they’re stupid?
- Most popular posts from July:
July 2011
- If you want to be more creative should you think about sex or love?
- Which drugs produced which classic works of literature?
- Are handsome men more fertile?
- Is there a way to trick yourself into exercising more?
- Is having sex more effective than a flu shot?
- Can a little electricity make you a better liar?
- Should “carpe diem” be our motto?
- Are David, Dan and Doug going to die young?
- Here’s A Safe, Over-The-Counter Way To Treat Anxiety
- How do restaurant menus manipulate you?
- What personality types are designers?
- This Is An Easy Way To Boost Your Learning Ability
- Is there a way to fight the “sunk cost” fallacy?
- Can sex prevent heart attacks?
- Did divorces decline after the attacks on the World Trade Center?
- Does eating fat make us happier?
- Does NASCAR increase car accidents on the highways?
- What are proven tips that will help you achieve your goals?
- Is optimism associated with better health?
- The Most Wonderful Way To Reduce Your Chance Of Getting Prostate Cancer
- What personality traits predict infidelity?
- Is making things fun the best way to encourage good behavior?
- What’s the secret to being a better lie detector?
- Can you turn anxiety into an advantage?
- Are creative people more arrogant?
- Is email the new symbol of overload in our culture?
- Does physically moving forward help you move closer to your goals?
- Is there a connection between average penis size and a country’s economy?
- Do women buy cosmetics because they’re useful or because they make them feel good?
- Is there a color that reduces your performance?
- What personality trait best predicts who will be overweight?
- Taking Her Husband’s Name Costs A Woman Half A Million Dollars
- What’s an easy way to improve your reaction time?
- What 10 words should advertisers use to dramatically increase consumer trust?
- How can you tell how someone really feels about a country?
- What’s the best way to brag?
- What’s the secret to making your weekends more enjoyable?
- Do we like stores that charge us a membership fee better than ones that don’t?
- Can I tell how hard your childhood was by looking at your face?
- Do we prefer websites that take longer to load?
- Fast, easy tricks to avoid spending too much while shopping:
- If unemployment drops will more people get sick?
- How much does your childhood predict how happy you’ll be as an adult?
- What are the scientific, time-tested methods for hiring the best people?
- Can you detect financial misreporting by analyzing the way a CEO speaks?
- What are the secrets to vanishing and never being found?
- How to easily increase your willpower:
- Does self-control stop us from engaging in bad behaviors — or allow us to engage in them even more?
- When does advertising with gratuitous sex appeal to women?
- Should you trust your feelings?
- Can deceiving others increase self-deception?
- Can you tell the language of the mother from her baby’s cry?
- Can you dramatically change people’s behavior with a smiley face?
- Men Really Do Want Sex More Than Women
- Why do we buy gadgets with more features than we can possibly use?
- Are lone inventors more or less likely to make creative breakthroughs?
- Does an active lifestyle make good citizens?
- Is there a connection between the size of a man’s arms and how many women he has slept with?
- Can one product catch “cooties” from another?
- Does the music someone likes say a lot about them?
- What do New Yorkers complain about?
- Are you influenced by names similar to yours?
- Does a limit on how many you can buy make you buy more?
- Could forgiveness be the cure to procrastination?
- If you choose not to read this, will I get stupider?
- Does gossip make us less selfish?
- What do we infer about people from the style of their e-mail messages?
- What’s a trick to help you buy healthier food at the supermarket?
- A Quick And Easy Way To Make Yourself Tougher
- Why is that guy at the office so flirty?
- Do men need cuddling more than women?
- Do the stories you tell reveal who you are?
- What are the secrets to winning at rock-paper-scissors every time?
- A Quick, Easy Trick For Getting People To Like You
- Can you tell someone’s personality by looking at their bedroom?
- Is shame or pride better for helping us resist temptation?
- A smart trick for increasing your self-control:
- Does body position affect problem solving?
- What makes us selfish: happiness or sadness?
- Which countries drink the most?
- To quickly and creatively solve a problem should you give it to someone else?
- iPhone Users Are More Promiscuous
- Does seeing $1.99 instead of $2.00 really make us more likely to buy?
- Is the human brain designed to be honest about itself?
- What costs more in 2011?
- Does leaving things unfinished make you stupid?
- How does height affect your health and income?
- Which US states are the happiest? Unhappiest?
- Are your credit cards killing you?
- To really know how I’m feeling should you look at the left or right side of my face?
- How do you improve team morale?
- Is there a quick and easy way to be smarter with budgeting your money?
- Beer goggles, bar fights and why the music is so loud at clubs:
- What are the practical and economic reasons for our rules on sex and marriage?
- What is your state the worst at?
- What type of people get exploited and harassed?
- What are the best TED talks?
- Is there an easy way to become smarter?
- You Know When Your First Impressions Are Accurate
- What makes teams smart?
- What can improve your memory by 20% in a matter of minutes?
- How to stop social anxiety:
- What really motivates us? (part 2)
- Is your whole life controlled by the weather?
- Should everyone be required to learn a musical instrument?
- What’s the trick to a fantastic first date?
- What’s an easy way to be much happier?
- Can photos reduce pain?
- Can more money actually make you less happy?
- Is there an easy way to help you follow through on your goals?
- How much does it cost to make a hit song?
- Which words predict outstanding performance?
- How long does it take us to make up our mind about someone?
- Can you use a good imagination to reduce your appetite?
- What can you do to regain a feeling of control?
- You Can Be Allergic To Orgasms
- Here’s How You Can Increase Your Attention Span In Just A Few Days
- Should you trust your real estate agent or your bankruptcy attorney?
- Most popular new posts in June:
- Reading to your kids is great but here’s why you’re doing it all wrong:
- Is there a way to make it easier to forgive someone?
- Is there a way to increase the flexibility of your mind?
- Does having to pursue information affect how we value it?
- Can you tell an author’s personality just by reading their work?
- This Is A Non-Drug Way To Improve Male Sexual Function
- Gardening Reduces Stress
- How do firstborns and secondborns differ?
- Can having a babyface hurt you?
- What’s a quick and easy way to boost cognitive performance?
- How can you create an instant feeling of familiarity with someone?
June 2011
- Can a light touch lead you to risky choices?
- The Color That Helps Hitchhikers Get Picked Up
- You Can Tell How Much A Woman Orgasms By Looking At Her Face
- Does your mind play tricks on you when it comes to food?
- What’s an easy method to make people more likely to trust what you say?
- Why do our leaders lie?
- Does sex lead us to love?
- Can feeling moral lead you to you act immorally?
- Why does buying experiences make us happier than buying material goods?
- The Simple Thing Will Help You Communicate Better, Learn More And Enhance Problem Solving
- Are the most romantic gifts expensive and worthless?
- Can chewing gum make you smarter?
- Is the world aging because of happiness?
- Which countries are the most promiscuous?
- Does your last name affect how you shop?
- Can you tell how intelligent someone is by measuring their body?
- What can you do to increase self-control?
- Are there any tricks to help you spend less money?
- What does a joint bank account tell you about a couple?
- What’s a quick thing you can do to feel better about your relationship?
- Can whether you’re a “morning type” or a “night owl” affect your job performance?
- Would most Americans rather have a son or a daughter?
- Are most people unhappy with their jobs?
- Would you marry someone who is unemployed?
- Are grisly photos the key to memory?
- What’s a quick and easy way to be more creative without changing your behavior?
- Who benefits the most from buying cars online?
- What’s an easy thing salespeople can do to close more deals?
- What can leaders do to enhance team success?
- What’s your college major worth?
- How do you split a dinner bill with friends so as to optimize long term happiness?
- Does talking about your problems make you feel better or worse? What’s the best way to cope?
- Is there a way to make yourself more attractive to the opposite sex without changing anything about yourself at all?
- Can you tell if someone is good at their job just by watching them for 6 seconds?
- Do women really value income over looks in a mate?
- Are men or women more likely to have sexual relationships with co-workers?
- Does medical school reduce empathy?
- Do poor and hungry men prefer heavier women? Do rich and full guys like skinny girls?
- How can we keep improving?
- What’s the main thing we can learn from Harvard happiness expert Daniel Gilbert?
- How to beat procrastination quickly:
- 29 Ways to Stay Creative:
- Can a bath make you feel less lonely?
- Are we more or less likely to forgive attractive women?
- Is there a time of the month when women are more likely to buy Gucci or Armani?
- Can subliminal persuasion work? Is there a way to resist it?
- Do women change their voice when they talk to men they find attractive?
- Are you more creative when you’re in a good mood or a bad mood?
- Do racists make a better first impression than people who aren’t racist?
- Can aptitude tests really predict your performance?
- Does ambiguity promote liking?
- Should you wear red if you’re an athlete?
- Is it best to evaluate bad experiences accurately or to put a positive spin on them?
- Can you tell if someone is rich by a quick glance?
- Does the face of the CEO determine the success of a company?
- Are teenagers’ brains similar to those of drug addicts?
- How can you make healthy food more satisfying?
- Would it be better for children to watch less educational television and more violent television?
- Which children lie more? Are we able to detect children’s lies?
- Does being tired make it hard to be happy?
- How To Quickly Increase Confidence And Self-Esteem:
- Research Shows This Will Make You Happier Than Money Does
- Is there an easy way to increase insight and creativity?
- How to make sure you don’t choke under pressure:
- How can you stop procrastinating and make plans you’ll follow through with?
- What tricks can you use to determine if someone is telling the truth?
- Can you tell whether a woman is interested in a man by watching her feet?
- Which executives are more likely to engage in insider-trading?
- How do political conventions affect the local prostitution market?
- Does your eye color tell others how likely you are to be an alcoholic?
- Is stupidity contagious?
- Are Olympic Bronze medalists happier than Silver medalists?
- Can frowning when you’re happy make you more creative?
- Masculine Men Give Women More Orgasms
- Is ass-kissing good for your health?
- Is it safer to be in prison than to be free?
- How does “comfort food” comfort us?
- Is “sleep on it” good advice?
- Is there an easy way to increase your pain tolerance?
- How do most people judge the quality of a therapist?
- What does your handshake say about you?
- Does dyeing your hair make you feel younger?
- Should we study to take tests or should we take tests to study?
- Is there really such thing as a “red state” or a “blue state?”
- Is it easier to tell what beautiful people are really like?
- Is there a way to instantly make people more likely to vote Republican?
- Is everything we know about teaching and learning all wrong?
- Does feeling powerless make you dumber?
- Does your personality affect how you arrange your furniture?
- Are you more likely to cave to weak temptations than powerful ones?
- Is our level of happiness pretty much constant throughout our lives?
- Does the weather affect the stock market?
- Is your name negatively affecting your performance at work or school?
- Can being a quitter pay off?
- Do we prefer the most familiar option over the best option?
- How to make more money when you sell your house or car:
- Can your brain tell the difference between heartbreak and heart attack?
- Can you rate the quality of your relationship by what happens when you hold hands?
- Could many of the beneficial results of exercise be due to the placebo effect?
- Does where you live affect your happiness?
- Can getting a big check in the mail kill you?
- Do we get better at lying as we age?
- How to easily make your office more productive:
- How to reduce the pain of injections:
- Would you pay $15 for a $10 gift certificate?
- Do good guys really wear white? Do bad guys really wear black?
- How does what you say about others reflect on you?
- Can screwing up make you more attractive?
- Does “retail therapy” work?
- Can angry women get ahead?
- What 5 things help you achieve your goals? What 5 things seem to help but actually hold you back?
- Here’s The Best Way To Handle Stress
- Can certain fonts increase learning?
- How happy are the super-wealthy?
- What should you talk about on a first date? What shouldn’t you?
- What five factors contribute to happiness?
- Is emotional pain worse than physical pain?
- How to reduce procrastination:
- Are people more likely to marry someone whose name starts with the same letter as their own?
- What’s the best way to help a friend?
May 2011
- What’s the formula for a successful online dating profile?
- Can thinking about food more make you eat less?
- How many shoppers break the “10 items or less” limit in the supermarket?
- Here’s What Really Motivates You
- An Easy Way To Reduce Stress And Pain
- Do men and women kiss for different reasons?
- Do happy employees make a corporation rich?
- Does a college professor’s politics affect his students’ grades?
- Is there an over the counter drug that successfully treats female sexual dysfunction?
- What can we learn from Sun Tzu’s Art of War?
- Why are some people’s birthdays harder to remember than others?
- Is posture the key to power?
- Do people who were happy as kids die younger?
- Can plastic surgery be an effective way to rehabilitate criminals?
- What can I predict about your future just by looking at your smile?
- What can you do to better comprehend speakers with heavy accents?
- What is better at promoting happiness: deep conversations or small talk?
- Is there a quick and easy way to reduce anger and aggression?
- Should you pursue mastery or focus on outdoing others?
- Are many car crashes caused by drivers distracted by car crashes?
- Do we judge our leaders by their voices?
- Which people are best at objectively measuring their own attractiveness?
- Can moving the signature line on a contract make people more honest?
- The Answer To Whether Technology Makes Us Happy Or Not
- Can you tell how successful a firm is just by looking at the faces of its leaders?
- Do the news tickers at the bottom of the screen on cable news channels make you more or less informed?
- Can being underpaid give you a heart attack?
- Can long commutes kill a marriage?
- These Are The Factors Associated With Marital And Sexual Satisfaction
- How to get more done:
- Is happiness a turn-off?
- Does being married bring you closer to your parents?
- Are our snap decisions more ethical?
- Is happiness contagious?
- Is mistrust self-fulfilling?
- What’s a quick and easy way to improve learning?
- What can help us transition from one task to another while increasing performance?
- Can pessimism be a good thing?
- What simple thing can help a guy get a girl’s number?
- What techniques are proven to help students study more effectively?
- Research Shows Trying To Look Smart Makes You Seem Stupid
- Do we believe experts more when they’re unsure?
- How many women pay for online porn?
- Is artwork of higher quality when we’re not paid to create it?
- What are the rules your brain works by?
- Is there an easy way to reduce overeating?
- Is there a dark side to forgiveness?
- Is sorting your email into folders worth the hassle?
- Does optimism improve your health?
- Is there any scientific basis for “cougars”?
- Why are both exercise and religion so good at increasing happiness?
- Are we more inclined to forgive mates that are better looking than us?
- Does being physically in sync with someone else build rapport?
- Is the relationship between geography and IQ stronger than the relationship between geography and temperature?
- Does literally “washing our hands” make us feel less guilty?
- Does losing your virginity early make you more of a sexual risk-taker later in life?
- Another trick to help get you to the gym:
- Is it safe to let someone who is attracted to you drive you somewhere?
- Can you predict how you’ll feel about something? Do you lie to yourself about your past predictions?
- Can anyone develop the keen senses of the blind?
- 4 Speaking Tips That Will Make You More Persuasive
- Can you tell which criminals are more likely to reoffend just by looking at their tattoos?
- Are angry people more creative than sad people?
- Is there a dark side to happiness?
- What’s a quick trick to help you spend less money?
- Will you be happier if you set ambitious goals or conservative goals?
- What relationship factors are most associated with divorce?
- Are people nicer in states with low economic inequality?
- Is your doctor giving you real medication or just placebos?
- Does competition increase or reduce creativity?
- What do we know about the economics of happiness?
- Married Baseball Players Make More Money
- What improves performance more: envy or admiration?
- Are men more generous to charities when women are watching?
- What do people at speed-dating events look for in a mate?
- What age difference do men and women prefer in relationships?
- Why are we so bad at predicting our future happiness?
- Can you treat anxiety with magic mushrooms?
- Does higher income make you more altruistic?
- Does playing hard to get work?
- Can losing lead to winning?
- Does your religion determine how much your brain shrinks as you age?
- Do people select marriage partners on the basis of politics?
- Was the obesity epidemic caused by cars?
- What’s it like being an American in Tokyo’s organized crime underworld?
- Does putting your best self forward reveal your true self?
- Does winning the lottery really change your life?
- What kind of homicidal fantasies do most people have?
- Are there tricks to detecting deception?
- Did the economic recession affect how many coins kids swallowed?
- Which US states are happiest? Unhappiest?
- Does knowing how long a bad experience will last make it worse?
- Do we become what we hope we’ll become?
- Could you get more done by leaving work early?
- Do men really think about sex every 7 seconds?
- Is there an upside to irrationality?
- Does delaying sex improve a relationship?
- What Your Facebook Profile Says About Your Personality
- Can being unrealistic keep you happy with your marriage?
- Who is better at parking: men or women?
- Can a happy relationship predict a happy life?
- Do dieticians underreport how much they eat?
- Are women better at remembering the appearance of others?
- Can changing one word help you achieve goals like losing weight or saving money?
- Is popular music getting more narcissistic?
- Has the rise of the DVR ad-skipping changed what products we buy?
- What’s an easy way to increase your learning ability?
- Talking To Yourself Can Improve Performance
- Is being medical school class president bad for your health?
- Are long legs sexy?
- How to dodge uncomfortable questions:
- How much of a difference do your metaphors make?
- How Coffee Affects Men And Women Differently
- Can you really be blinded by jealousy?
- Should you handle negotiations the same way as auctions?
- How To Speak Persuasively
- Do people avoid situations that enable them to deceive others?
- Do you know what you like?
- Can clinical depression improve decision making?
- Are women with bisexual brothers more fertile?
- How do conscientious people handle unemployment differently?
- Do happy moms have smarter kids?
- Should you mention god before negotiating?
- Are narcissists actually more attractive?
- What can help you do more creative work and feel better about your job?
- Can doing what’s best make you feel worse?
- Are women better at detecting cuteness?
- Is Googling that much more fast and reliable than searching for information in a library?
- What little thing can increase the chance people will do what they say they’ll do?
- Can labeling people make you more persuasive?
- Can you predict how many women a man has slept with by how funny he is?
- Is there a connection between dress hemlines and the economy?
- Does power increase infidelity?
- Is “Devil’s Advocate” a bad way to improve decision making?
- How do you turn enemies into friends?
- Should you trust your gut to tell you who is a good person?
- What can you do to be less easily distracted?
- Do young people relate better to older people who dress young?
- Does women’s preference for comedy vary across the menstrual cycle?
- Can perfectionism kill you?
April 2011
- Are people who believe in conspiracy theories more Machiavellian?
- Are satisfied or unsatisfied people more likely to vote? To participate in political protests?
- Does TV affect your view of the world?
- Do those who have less give more?
- Are narcissists aware they are narcissists?
- Does everyone take education into account when choosing a spouse — even movie stars?
- Does a player’s speech predict how he’ll perform in the NFL?
- Can mimicry improve your negotiation skills?
- Reading Can Help Satisfy Our Need For Belonging
- Are the people who love you the most the least likely to follow through on their promises?
- Can dietary supplements end up making you less healthy?
- What results in better performance: having specific information or vague information?
- Can music literally change the way we see the world?
- What can LA’s biggest crack dealer teach us about the economics of illegal drugs?
- Can a man be TOO rich and good-looking?
- Can job insecurity harm your health?
- Should you trust your gut when deciding whether a neighborhood is safe or not?
- Do men marry women like their mother? Do women marry men like their father?
- Who benefits from religion?
- These Are The Type Of People Most Likely To Fake Orgasms
- Does having more options increase sexual satisfaction or marriage quality?
- How does the economy affect the weight of males and females?
- Do more women get married when it’s hard for them to find a job?
- How do men and women differ in the way they feel about god?
- How To Create A Feedback Loop Of Happiness
- How You Should Spend Your Time In Order To Increase Happiness
- How can you boost personal power through body language?
- Are businesses started by the very rich more likely to fail?
- What are the top reasons for Facebook un-friending?
- How do couples who swing deal with sexual jealousy?
- What type of movies are people most racially biased about?
- Does being near nature reduce stress?
- Are we more likely to classify something as torture if we are in pain?
- Can being un-masculine kill a man?
- Do women go to strip clubs for different reasons than men do?
- What I’ve been reading:
- Does smiling make humorous things funnier?
- Can losing weight improve memory?
- Another trick for increasing compliance:
- Is political partisanship in your genes?
- Is there anything to the phrase “dirty hippies”?
- Yet another tip on how to be more creative:
- Does seeing someone blush make us trust them more?
- Should you “listen to your heart”?
- Would the legal warnings at the bottom of emails hold up in court?
- Are highly educated men more likely to go to strip clubs?
- Does nagging work?
- Good Grooming Can Increase Your Income
- Does believing in a caring, forgiving god make you more likely to cheat?
- What are two easy things you can do to be happier?
- Can the frequency of one word tell you how healthy your relationship is?
- Can you tell if a man is trustworthy by looking at his face?
- Do students who sit at the front of the class do better?
- Is there a connection between trust and fertility?
- Are people more or less helpful than you think?
- How to quickly and easily feel happier and more satisfied with life:
- Can your attitude on one thing add years to your life?
- Poor Fitness Is Contagious
- What techniques do police use to get suspects to confess?
- Can martial arts “pressure points” really knock people unconscious? If so, how do they work?
- Is “tit-for-tat” the best way to deal with people?
- Here’s How Little Sleep Can You Get Away With
- Can everyday stress cause a divorce?
- Can you estimate how many sex partners a man has had just by looking at his testosterone levels?
- How To Reduce Worry And Increase Performance On Challenging Tasks
- Is a wandering mind a happy mind?
- Are loyal majority party members more successful politicians?
- Do harsher prison conditions reduce recidivism?
- Can you tell which cigarettes are most harmful by the color of the pack?
- Is there a connection between air pollution and stock market returns?
- What’s an easy way to make friends and strengthen relationships?
- Which sex is more tolerant of discrimination: men or women?
- Does promising to tell the truth make kids more honest?
- Are rich people more or less likely to get mental disorders?
- Is there a way to reduce procrastination in the workplace?
- Do religious people buy less porn on Sundays?
- Are people more fair with those who are attractive?
- Does marriage inhibit antisocial behavior?
- Is expecting others to be selfish a self-fulfilling prophecy?
- How are young people today different? Are they more happy? Less trusting? More egotistic?
- Do positive expectations and fantasies help you achieve goals?
- Can people tell the difference between professional abstract art and children’s fingerpaintings?
- Can escalators make you a better person?
- Do women find married men more attractive than single men?
- Can teddy bears help us cope with rejection?
- Being Ethical Can Hurt Your Income
- Are long distance relationships more stable?
- Do religious people tip better than nonreligious people?
- Do people buy healthier food for themselves or for their dogs?
- Do hungry judges give harsher sentences?
- Who says “I love you” first, men or women?
- Can unemployment kill you?
- Are creative people more likely to suffer from mental illness?
- How To Reduce Social Anxiety (In The Tastiest Way Possible)
- Is the decline in rape due to the accessibility of porn on the internet?
- The Secret To Staying Young
- How many lung cancer patients continue to smoke?
- Why do people believe in fate?
- Does local news have to be so low quality?
- How important is your answer to the education question in an online dating profile?
- Is news coverage harshest when a man commits a crime or when a woman does?
- Does self-control increase or decrease relationship quality?
- How do pride and gratitude affect hypocrisy?
- Is setting goals as important for young people as they say?
- Is there any truth to the old saying “If momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy”?
- Are happy people more likely to choose committed relationships or do committed relationships make people happy?
- What predicts how optimistic you are about love? How about for marriage?
- Do things we want seem closer?
- Does a relationship hinge on how much time the couple spends together?
- How to seem telepathic:
- Can men treat restless leg syndrome, avoid prostate cancer and ease hay fever with… masturbation?
- What’s the strongest predictor of marital well-being?
- This Is Why You Like Brand Name Clothes
- Does your belief in global warming hinge on how warm it is outside when you’re asked?
- Do flowers really increase romantic feelings?
- Does your mood in the morning affect your entire day?
- Can you improve your relationship by trying to change your partner?
- Is there a way of eating that has been shown to increase lifespan?
- Do cellphones reduce corruption?
- Are dental cavities contagious?
- Here’s Why Married Men Earn More Than Single Men
- Are the unemployed discriminated against in hiring?
- Here’s How Your Self-Esteem Affects Your Salary
- Is babytalk a good or bad thing in a romantic relationship?
- Who is more romantic: men or women?
- What can we tell about someone’s personality from their handshake?
- Does similarity between partners improve romantic relationships?
- Can we be objective about future outcomes?
- Does the economy affect comedy?
- Does Botox make you less able to feel emotion?
- When faced with moral dilemmas, do we do what is ethically right or what is mentally easy?
- What do people lie about in online dating?
- How does gender and mood affect movie preferences?
- Do romantic people have longer relationships?
- Are fathers more likely to get prostate cancer?
- Are men and women more similar in poor countries?
March 2011
- Are “love at first sight” relationships of lower quality?
- Are people who have no job happier than people who have a lousy job?
- Houseplants make your mind sharper
- Does being in a good mood make your memory worse?
- Are beautiful people happier? Do they make more money?
- Who is more likely to break up because the relationship lacked an inexplicable “magic”: men or women?
- What do we value more in people: warmth or competence?
- Does humor mentally disarm us?
- Is there a downside to great sporting events where the home team wins?
- Do “beer goggles” really make people seem more attractive?
- Are we all liberals at heart?
- Does speeding a movie up make it funnier?
- Are the best gifts surprises or things the recipient specifically asks for?
- Do we perceive world leaders on TV any differently than fictional characters like Superman or Dracula?
- Who lies more in order to date someone attractive: men or women?
- What do we learn when we study people from birth to old age?
- What makes a sporting event great?
- Are there nutritional supplements that can make you smarter?
- When your favorite show goes off the air and those characters leave you, is it equivalent to a real life break-up?
- Can brain injury make you happier? Does the resulting happiness increase with the severity of the injury?
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- Can prayer make you feel better — even if you’re not religious?
- What type of ending do people enjoy most in horror movies?
- Here’s An Easy Way To Purge Negative Emotions And Enhance Positive Ones?
- Why do women find funny men attractive?
- Does sharing negative attitudes of others promote feelings of familiarity?
- Another way to increase your creativity:
- Does what you’re touching affect how you judge the people around you?
- How to spend money to maximize your happiness:
- Are some alcoholic beverages more associated with homicide?
- What are US teenagers’ favorite swear words?
- Does comfort food really comfort us?
- Does losing your virginity make you feel better or worse about your body?
- What’s the best predictor of average IQ in a US state?
- What’s a top college football player worth to a university?
- Does thinking about how others can help you make you lazy?
- How does what young people look for in films differ from what older adults look for?
- Does a powerful leader reduce the effectiveness of teams?
- Are bilinguals better at creative problem solving?
- Are men who propose condom use before sex seen as unromantic?
- Would dialing 5683 make you feel more loving?
- Does commuting longer mean you’ll work longer?
- What’s a better way to improve mood: venting or focusing on the positive?
- Another quick and easy way to increase relationship satisfaction:
- Are smarter people happier?
- How does our mood affect which movies we pick?
- What personality types are more likely to stay unemployed?
- What is “smooth” behavior on a first date?
- Another quick and easy way to improve your persuasion skills:
- If happy children are more likely to become happy adults, why are they more likely to get divorced?
- Do male politicians have big heads?
- Do we prefer innate talent or talent developed through hard work?
- How many couples are happy with how frequently they’re having sex?
- Do we know the first impressions we make?
- Should you stay up all night gambling in Vegas?
- Do important things really feel heavier?
- Are expressions of pride and shame innate?
- Are secure people less materialistic?
- Who is the world’s most typical person?
- Is no evidence more persuasive than weak evidence?
- Are the wealthiest countries the smartest countries?
- What’s the quickest way to find out if someone might make a good soldier?
- Is there really a sexual double standard?
- Another way to improve your persuasion skills:
- Are we wasting children’s time by giving them more homework?
- Is there a reason why criminals, artists and scientists all become less productive as they age?
- Can eating something disgusting affect your moral judgment?
- Who is more rational?
- Is gratitude dependent on how much help we receive — or how much we expect?
- Are superheroes sexist?
- Does lack of sleep make us unethical?
- Can you tell who is a criminal just by looking at their face?
- Does number of sex partners predict women’s educational attainment?
- Can music lessons raise IQ?
- Does banning personal internet use at work make us less productive?
- How important is an apology to you?
- What do we regret the most?
- How science can improve your “March Madness” bracket and win you some money:
- Does signing your name make you change your behavior?
- Why are bisexual women more likely to have tried anal sex?
- Would government be better if some politicians were chosen at random?
- Does being more masculine help female MBA’s get promoted?
- Do stores trick you into buying more by stocking less?
- Is there a way to tell who is prone to car accidents?
- Is it easier to remember things when up is associated with good and down with bad?
- Does what your mother ate during pregnancy affect your health and how you age?
- Is there a way to quickly and easily make people be more kind and ethical?
- Are humans just another primate?
- Are college students studying more or less than they have in the past?
- Are sports rivalries improved by violence?
- Do TV commercials portray men as inept?
- Which of the US states are happiest? Unhappiest?
- Do employee-of-the-month programs work?
- Is being slightly delusional the key to a happy marriage?
- Is there really such thing as “beauty sleep”?
- Is there a quick and easy way to overcome disappointments?
- Can compulsive internet use improve a marriage?
- How is sex portrayed on TV?
- Another way to be more creative:
- Would you have scored higher on the SAT if it wasn’t for daylight-saving time?
- Would women recover from depression faster if given less support?
- How to quickly and easily improve your listening skills:
- Do happy people live longer?
- Do playful people get better grades in school?
- Do we idealize parenthood to rationalize the extreme sacrifices it takes to raise a child?
- Does the meaning of happiness change as we age?
- Do green products make us better people?
- Can you improve your mood just by smiling?
- Can you predict infidelity just by hearing someone’s voice?
- Another way to appear more powerful:
- How accurate are most people’s self-assessments?
- A good reputation pays off
- Are the poor better at reading others?
- Do you make better decisions with a full bladder?
- Is a loving marriage a rich, Western thing?
- Do tough times produce more meaningful music?
- What’s the connection between power and sex in the workplace?
- What are the secrets of a long marriage?
February 2011
- Do companies pay women more if a male CEO has a daughter?
- Is part of the gender wage gap merely due to differences in personality between men and women?
- Should leaders be very assertive or more passive?
- Do we pick music based on quality or social influences?
- How To Quickly And Easily Reduce Anxiety
- How does power affect empathy?
- Do people know how they behave?
- Do fists fly when it’s hot?
- What are female stalkers like?
- Is there a connection between posture and power?
- Do knock-offs help or hurt the fashion industry?
- Is there a connection between life satisfaction and being political?
- Another quick trick to improve your negotiating ability:
- Can babies be “racist”?
- Does anger convey competence?
- Is bad stronger than good?
- How can managers easily improve employee performance?
- Why might people in convertibles be less aggressive? (and it’s not because it’s sunny outside)
- When does getting angry improve your negotiating ability?
- Does your college roommate affect your GPA?
- Are people noticing you more or less than you think they are?
- How is weight connected to marital satisfaction?
- Can talking on the phone while driving make you less likely to get in an accident?
- Are smart people more likely to binge drink?
- How to quickly and easily improve your meetings:
- Should you buy cars online?
- What’s something simple that can make your work dramatically more effective and error-free?
- Does fairness in the workplace improve your health?
- What do very happy people have in common?
- Does physical pain alleviate guilt?
- Does criminal profiling really work?
- Are kids given more popular names on the East or West coast?
- Is networking important for drug dealers too?
- Is bribing your kids to eat vegetables a good idea?
- Does power make us hypocritical?
- How do top employers evaluate applicants’ education?
- Do serial killers prefer to murder prostitutes?
- Do women like things better if they’re expensive?
- Does being creative harm your chances of becoming CEO?
- Do people really take longer leaving a parking spot when they see you waiting for it?
- Do critics decide which books will be bestsellers?
- Is there a particular kind of lighting that makes you want to buy things?
- Can I tell whether you’ll get divorced by how you describe your marriage?
- What does your choice of TV shows say about you?
- A quick and easy way to be more persuasive:
- How to appear more credible:
- Which people are most likely to experience “flow”?
- Can aspirin reduce cancer deaths?
- Does parenthood make us happier?
- What do homeowners like less: extreme heat or extreme cold?
- Would we rather be wasteful or feel wasteful?
- Do we use TV as a substitute for real relationships?
- Is getting people to behave better a matter of what pictures you hang on the wall?
- Is there a way for entrepreneurs to better influence venture capitalists?
- A Musician’s Clothing Affects How Much You Like Their Music
- How to get yourself to exercise more:
- Does what pregnant women eat affect whether they have a boy or a girl?
- Why are some people more likely to get skin cancer on the left side of their body?
- How can you reduce pain?
- Does insincere flattery work?
- Does repeating yourself make you more influential?
- Does what you say about others actually say more about you?
- Does seeing altruism make you more altruistic?
- Do we have a bias for or against attractive people?
- Does superstition actually increase performance?
- Are men really more open to casual sex than women?
- Why don’t the best people win elections?
- Did Lou Gehrig really have Lou Gehrig’s disease?
- Do couples prefer sons over daughters?
- Should every store have a beautiful female employee?
- Where should you sit during a meeting to be most influential?
- Is quicksand really that deadly?
- Is there a trick to make sure you put 100% into the tasks in front of you?
- Do attractive TV anchors make men unable to remember the news?
- Which sex gets beer-goggles worse: men or women?
- Does love make alternative partners less attractive?
- Can coffee and a donut improve brainpower?
- Do men with masculine faces have better immune systems?
- Can you predict how senators will vote by where they sit?
- How many women use vibrators?
- What you need to know before you watch the Super Bowl:
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- Are leadership skills transferable?
- How To Improve Depression And Anxiety With Memory And Attention Tricks
- What causes PMS symptoms?
- A great persuasion technique to use during a job interview:
- Are Americans shorter because they’re fatter?
- How is banning smoking related to drunk driving?
- Does being social improve your immune system?
- Does where you meet affect first impressions?
- Do the sexually promiscuous have more sons?
- Does how much an immigrant identifies with the US affect how strong their accent is?
- How to be more creative:
- Who gets out of more traffic tickets: men or women?
- Should you pick which companies you invest in based on how good looking their executives are?
- Who do female serial killers murder and what methods do they use?
- Does prison make people more likely to commit crimes after they’re released?
- Does background music improve your ability to concentrate?
- What is (and isn’t) effective in trying to land a partner more attractive than you are?
- Can just looking at Red Bull improve performance?
- If you want to crack someone’s skull, should you use a full beer bottle or an empty one?
- Are the lyrics or melodies more responsible for the emotions music makes us feel?
- How has what we look for in a mate changed over the years?
- What sex crimes are in the Bible?
- Who benefits most from an MBA?
January 2011
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- Why do you see more black man/white woman couples than Asian man/white woman couples?
- Can buying generic products reduce your self-esteem?
- Does marriage make people happy, or do happy people get married?
- Do words related to heat increase aggression?
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- Do the same things predict spontaneous acts of kindness and long-term caring behavior in relationships?
- Do attractive women really make men stupider?
- What kind of music makes us spend the most in restaurants?
- How much do we really learn in college?
- How important is legacy status in college admissions?
- Why have women become more left-wing?
- Why do pro athletes play so badly so often?
- Do we perform better during interviews on sunny days?
- Do beautiful people have more daughters?
- In what ways do judges with daughters vote differently?
- Can you be too tired to tell the truth?
- Are intelligent people more likely to enjoy classical music?
- Can you tell if a woman is a lesbian just by looking at her face?
- Are we more likely to believe that negative things are true?
- Can lemonade prevent prejudice?
- Does dieting make food look bigger?
- Can earthquake fatalities tell you which countries are corrupt?
- What percentage of women have sex on a first internet date?
- Are creative people more dishonest?
- How to quickly and easily feel more powerful and increase self-esteem:
- Why is your favorite song your favorite?
- How to quickly and easily feel more confident:
- Is longer better?
- Can you turn a liberal into a conservative?
- Can taking a shower make you more harsh?
- How does listening to music affect performance at work?
- Does anger mean honesty?
- Are extraverts better leaders?
- Are more trusting people healthier?
- Do round numbers make us work harder?
- Does watching TV with friends affect the influence of advertising?
- Do gratuity guidelines affect restaurant tipping?
- Who is most likely to be a jerk: stand-up comedians, comedy writers, or college students?
- Is living at higher altitudes a risk factor for suicide?
- Is being friends with people you don’t like an important part of social skills?
- Can you predict violence in an area by looking at alcohol sales?
- How often are viruses a cause of cancer?
- How do you get men to take bigger risks?
- Which is more likely to kill you: being admitted to the hospital on Sunday or Monday?
- What makes a young man 15 times more likely to be murdered?
- What effect do soccer matches have on stock market returns?
- Is arthritis pain intensified by the weather?
- Are stepparents more likely to kill their children?
- Are you more likely to get in a fatal car accident on election day?
- Can winning an Oscar be bad for your health?
- Does a full moon really make people crazy?
- Are Chinese kids born in the Year of the Dragon really superior?
- Which factors best account for academic success: Those which students can control or those they cannot?
- Why is it so hard for the poor to escape poverty even when they start making more money?
- Do violent men have more sons?
- How to make your New Year’s resolutions more successful:
- Are women more likely to get pregnant with men who make them orgasm?
- What raises men’s testosterone levels more than visiting a sex club?
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- Are celebrity stalkers more likely to be male or female?
- Do homes with addresses ending in lucky numbers sell at a premium?
- Do Oscar winners live longer?
- Which women are more likely to have anal sex, multiple partners and an STD?
- Are first-born kids smarter?
- Are the educational differences between boys and girls due to teacher bias?
- Everything you ever wanted to know about happiness but were too depressed to ask:
- Do people ever get divorced via text message?
- Are we happier when our political party is in power?
- What kind of attitude will improve your salary?
- What can people tell about your personality from the way you text message?
- Is there salary discrimination in Major League Baseball?
- After a breakup, should you think about what went wrong?
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- Do women talk on the phone more than men?
- Can your choice of words tell me if you’re depressed, suicidal or lying?
- Can casual sex relieve loneliness and depression?
- What do you enjoy most: sex, money or a compliment?
- Which high school students get credit cards?
- Do blondes raise more funds?
- Are attractive people more comfortable with inequality?
- Who makes a better eyewitness: men or women?
- Is it the loss of income that makes unemployment so bad?
- Is there really a “hot hand” in sports?
- Do people who speak alike have happier romantic relationships?
- Do Blind People See Race?
- Is moving to a new home more stressful for men or women?
- How to dodge dementia:
- Are conservative politicians better looking than liberals?
- Is there a link between alcohol consumption and monogamy?
- Are clichés persuasive?
- Are you happier if all your Facebook friends are the same race as you?
- Is the left side of your face more expressive than the right?
- Are women happier at work than men?
- Why do women pay more for mortgages?
- Do people naturally turn their head to the right when kissing?
- Do we like people and things more when their names are similar to ours?
- Should you trust left-handed women?
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- Are cohabiting couples as happy as married couples?
- Are female stalkers more violent than male stalkers?
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