Personality Sociology

Science has finally worked out why dudes send nudes

Finally, we know why some men send dick pics – to get nudes in return, or sex. 

Music Personality

Extreme metal guitarists out to impress other men, not women – study

Male guitarists who spend hours a day practising extreme metal licks and riffs only do so to impress other men, a recent study concluded.

Personality Politics

Parents’ politics leave mark on kids as young as three – study

Kids with conservative parents are more likely to punish wrongdoers from outside their own groups than kids with liberal parents, a new study has found.

Personality

Giving people choices makes people more individualistic – study

The sheer amount of choice we have in modern society could be driving us to make decisions that run counter to the collective good.

Covid-19 Personality

COVID-19 hastened youngsters’ decline into being grumpy adults

COVID-19 changed our personalities in the space of a year or two what would normally take a decade, a new study has found.

Personality

People who get bored easily more likely to do dumb stuff – study

Idle hands can indeed be the devil’s playthings, if the results of a new study are to be believed. 

Personality Politics Sociology

‘Political bullshit’ more likely to work on right-wingers

Just why right-wing people fall for bullshit isn’t clear. A couple of possible explanations are noted in the study.

Personality

‘Mandela effect’ exists, and no one seems to know why

At least according to a study which we assume the results of won’t have changed by tomorrow.

Personality

Men gamble more if told they’re lucky, even if they think superstition is bollocks

Men are more superstitious than women when it comes to money, new research has found.

Personality

Getting old doesn’t make you right-wing, it’s children (but maybe not forever) – study

Older folks say it’s their age and wisdom that’s made them conservartive… but it’s probably not.

Personality

Hey boy, hey girl: Gender’s effect on siblings’ personalities revealed

Our siblings play a central role in our childhoods, but do their genders affect our personality?

Personality

Tired people are grumpy and unhelpful, unsurprising study finds

Next time you need something from someone, make sure they’re out of bed before you ask.  

Personality

Can you judge a book by its cover? Maybe, study suggests

The mystery of how we end up with so many celebrity doppelgangers might finally have an answer.