Consumers respond less positively to new products when their brand names use unconventional spellings of real words, like “Klear” instead of “Clear.” Findings showed that consumers saw these names as indicating the brand was less honest, down-to-earth and wholesome. news.osu.edu Submitted by geoff199 t3_11lc330 on March 7, 2023 at 9:33 PM in science 170 comments 3,491
Lung cancer patients with moderate to severe depression at diagnosis are 2 to 3 times more likely to have inflammation levels that predict poor survival rates, a new study found. (n=186) news.osu.edu Submitted by geoff199 t3_11jy474 on March 6, 2023 at 12:53 PM in science 35 comments 304
Political ideology plays a role in how people view boundaries, including COVID-19 measures, a row of traffic cones and a three-sectioned plate. Conservatives are more likely to view boundaries as restricting what they can do, rather than providing guidance. news.osu.edu Submitted by geoff199 t3_11dabes on February 27, 2023 at 12:08 PM in science No comments 5
Extremely rich people are not extremely smart. Study in Sweden finds income is related to intelligence up to about the 90th percentile in income. Above that level, differences in income are not related to cognitive ability. academic.oup.com Submitted by geoff199 t3_10tjxp4 on February 4, 2023 at 4:06 PM in science No comments 3
True stories can win out on social media, study finds. Posts on reddit linking to 'true' news stories (as labeled by fact checkers) received more engagement and upvotes than posts that included 'false' stories. This contrasts with a previous study of Twitter users. news.osu.edu Submitted by geoff199 t3_10rwf2b on February 2, 2023 at 6:08 PM in science No comments 2
Black youth spend about 40% of their nonhome time in white neighborhoods, according to a study in one city that followed youth using GPS. This finding goes against a long-held view that a major reason for social disparities experienced by Black people is isolation in segregated neighborhoods. news.osu.edu Submitted by geoff199 t3_10rpa0t on February 2, 2023 at 1:00 PM in science No comments 4
Children as young as 4 years old show evidence of a network in the brain found in adults that tackles difficult cognitive problems, a new fMRI study found. Researchers were surprised, thinking it may take longer for the multiple demand network to differentiate in humans. news.osu.edu Submitted by geoff199 t3_1117i1e on February 13, 2023 at 12:51 PM in science 10 comments 241
The falling birth rate in the U.S. is not due to less desire to have children -- young Americans haven’t changed the number of children they intend to have in decades, study finds. Young people’s concern about future may be delaying parenthood. news.osu.edu Submitted by geoff199 t3_109y128 on January 12, 2023 at 12:03 PM in science No comments 2
Managers who reflect on their mistakes and try to learn from them show more humility and, in the right circumstances, can improve their teams' performance. Results from four studies done in the U.S. news.osu.edu Submitted by geoff199 t3_10lwltj on January 26, 2023 at 4:59 PM in science 41 comments 1,264
Adult children are over four times more likely to be estranged from their fathers than their mothers, a new long-term national study found. But for most adult children, the estrangement is only temporary – 81% of estrangements with mothers end, as do 69% of those with fathers. news.osu.edu Submitted by geoff199 t3_zmlakh on December 15, 2022 at 1:38 PM in science No comments 1
Vaccine supporters who said they were more confident in their beliefs that vaccines and medicines were safe and effective were more likely to want to actively advocate for those views, a new study in Spain found. news.osu.edu Submitted by geoff199 t3_ze62em on December 6, 2022 at 12:56 PM in science No comments 5
Local alcohol availability related to child maltreatment. A study in Sacramento found that having one more off-premises alcohol outlet in a census tract was related to 13.5% more substantiated cases of child abuse and neglect in that area. news.osu.edu Submitted by geoff199 t3_z119mj on November 21, 2022 at 3:08 PM in science No comments 0
Great gray owls can find and capture voles hidden beneath almost two feet of snow. Scientists buried speakers in snow to discover owls hover over the snow to locate low-pitched sounds such as voles digging tunnels, and that their broad faces help with this task. nationalgeographic.com Submitted by geoff199 t3_z3mzwq on November 24, 2022 at 3:36 PM in science 10 comments 514
Smartphone addiction linked to reduced brain activity and functional connectivity during creative idea generation academic.oup.com Submitted by geoff199 t3_xy26bn on October 7, 2022 at 3:32 PM in science 45 comments 649