By asking a group of older adults to analyze videos of other people conversing – some talking truthfully, some insincerely – a group of scientists at the University of California, San Francisco has determined which areas of the brain govern a person’s ability to detect sarcasm and lies. Some of the adults in the group […]
Recording people belting out an old Motown tune and then asking them to listen to their own singing without the accompanying music seems like an unusually cruel form of punishment. But for a team of scientists at the University of California, San Francisco and University of California, Berkeley, this exact Karaoke experiment has revealed what […]
With Election Day right around the corner, political egos are on full display. One might even think that possessing a “big ego” is a prerequisite for success in politics, or in any position of leadership. High achievers – CEO’s, top athletes, rock stars, prominent surgeons, or scientists – often seem to be well endowed in […]
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