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Should You Share Meals With Your Coworkers?
Firefighter platoons that eat meals together have better group job performance than firefighter teams who dine solo, a new study shows.
Baby Morals May Reflect Parents’ Sense of Justice
Parents’ attitudes toward justice influence their babies’ neural responses to morally charged situations, new research shows.
Shifting Gaze Can Signal When Baby’s Learning
A new study is the first to link an early social behavior called gaze shifting with infants’ ability to learn new language sounds.
Social 20-Year-Olds Are More Satisfied at 50
The quantity of social interactions a person has at 20 may increase well-being later in life and perhaps help people live longer.
Rudeness at Work Spreads Like a Virus
Dealing with rude behavior at work makes people more likely to perceive rudeness in later interactions, a new study shows.
Is Shame Too Mean or a Tool for Change?
A whopping two-thirds of human conversation is gossip about others—a rate that holds true, anthropologists say, for radically different cultures around the world.
Humblebrags Aren’t Making People Happy for You
The “humblebrag” and other forms of self-promotion often backfire, a new study finds.
We Tend to Talk Alike When We Think Alike
People are more likely to mimic how other people talk if their views on social issues align, new research shows.
How to Deal With a Jerk at Work
Good coworkers can brighten your day and inspire your work; bad coworkers can crush your spirit.
