Why a Bad Reputation Gets You Noticed Having a bad reputation may not be desirable, but it does make you more likely to be seen â literally. A new study finds that, all other things being equal, people are more likely to pay attention to faces that have been associated with negative gossip than those with neutral or positive associations.
Steady Decline in Major Crime Baffles Experts The number of violent crimes in the United States dropped significantly last year, to what appeared to be the lowest rate in nearly 40 years, a development that was considered puzzling partly because it ran counter to the prevailing expectation that crime would increase during a recession.
Eagle Tribune Young women find friendship through love of Bruins As an extreme Bruins fan, Kathryn Uggerholt had never seen her beloved team take on the Montreal Canadiens in person.
Pssst …The human brain is wired for gossip Gossip can be malicious and mean, but it also may serve a protective purpose, forcing the brain to focus on people who might be threatening, a new study suggests.
The Boston Herald Book seen as cry for help A Texas mother’s self-published book about how to battle insomnia - a tome detailing her sonâs temper tantrums, a bout with depression and â’emotional turmoil’ about losing ‘the love of my life’ - was a desperate cry for help from an overwhelmed single mom marching down a path to destruction, a prominent criminologist said yesterday.
State’s jobless rate hits a two-year low The Massachusetts economy continued to show surprising strength as the state unemployment rate hit a two-year low in April and employers added nearly 20,000 new jobs, officials reported yesterday.
What different college degrees are worth in two charts Are you going to college? Are you paying for someone to go to college?
NECN Criminalist analyzes killing of Camden Hughes The arrest of a Texas mother, charged with murdering her young son, has a lot of people, especially parents, wondering how a parent can kill their own child.
Psst! The Human Brain Is Wired For Gossip Hearing gossip about people can change the way you see them â literally.
The College Majors That Do Best in the Job Market In my article today on the job market for recent college grads, I mentioned that academic majors seem to have a big effect on whether students are employed â and employed in jobs that use their college degrees â after they graduate.
The Boston Herald Economists: Slow job growth in Mass. ‘til 2013 The Massachusetts economy will experience moderate growth at best through next year and unemployment won’t fall ‘substantially’ until 2013, according to a tepid economic forecast out today.
Are French Women More Tolerant? The term, âchauds lapins,â was used in Stephen Clarke’s Op-Ed article to describe French menâs allegedly unrestrained libidos. That point also brings to mind the arrogance of power, especially male power.