Have you ever wondered why certain click-worthy articles go viral? Or why certain ideas catch fire and spread? Or how to get people to listen to YOU? Here at Science of People, we were curious about what makes viral stories go viral. Specifically, we wanted to know...
Do you dare to be your authentic self, embrace your imperfections, and be openly vulnerable? If so, you’re one of the lucky few who are living a wholehearted life where you are fully engaged in your life and relationships. If not, you’re like the majority of people...
Is personality genetic or environment? Nature or nurture? According to science: both—but in weird ways. The Basics of Personality Science: Our personalities are complicated, multi-dimensional beasts. But you can boil down some basic traits. 5 to be precise. And based...
If you have ever wondered about eye-gaze like us, you will find this article super intriguing. As we were reading this article, we just had to share it with you, so Gus Lubin from Business Insider and Sticky were so generous to give us permission to repost the article...
Most of us are all too familiar with the wildfire spread of dating apps and websites over the last 20 years. From eHarmony to Match.com to Tinder to OkCupid, there’s about a thousand and one ways to find love. Or at least ways to ‘try’ to find love....
Have you ever wondered about the language used in social media? Or if the words we use are based on our personality traits? If your answer is yes, you are in luck. Background The Positive Psychology Center based out of the University of Pennsylvania created what is...
What’s your favorite color? The most popular answer to this question is: Blue! Blue reminds us of clean water and clear skies. Color psychology is fascinating and I found some crazy science facts about the color blue I simply had to...
Ask yourself these questions: Have you ever found yourself stretched too thin? Do you simultaneously feel overworked and underutilized? Are you often busy, but not productive? Do you feel like your time is constantly being hijacked by other people’s agendas? These are...
Imagine driving down the highway. You’re late, so you’re going a few miles over the speed limit. A jerk, going 40 miles per hour in a blue compact car cuts in front of you without using his blinker. Can you feel the anger bubble up in your chest? The...
As audiences become more sophisticated and used to ‘reality’ television, animators may be able to use body language science to help make characters more believable. Could the future of animation be Ethnographic Animation? Co-authors Vanessa Van Edwards,...
At Science of People, we love to write about how we make think. Our bite-size science today is about mindsight. I just finished Mindsight The New Science of Personal Transformation by Daniel Siegel and wanted to summarize some of the main ideas into an easily...
