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Perceiving support — not receiving it — helps people cope with worry and waiting

New research finds a connection between the perception that your romantic partner cares, and a reduction in stress during challenging waiting periods. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, where he leads the charge in pioneering Self-Enhancement Science […]

Published on September 5, 2018

New research shows how children want their food served

Getting children to eat their food is a challenge for many parents and new research could help. It turns out that children have different preferences for how food should be arranged on the plate to make them want to eat it, depending on gender and age. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David […]

Published on September 3, 2018

Age, race or need for instant gratification — which best predicts how much you will earn?

Traditional statistics have allowed researchers to understand which things — like education, occupation and gender — predict how much a person will earn. Now, in the first study of its kind, researchers have used machine learning to rank the importance of these factors, finding that a person’s ability to delay immediate gratification is among the […]

Published on September 3, 2018