Academics have written about distinctions between a task-oriented leader and a social-emotional leader for 50…
Month: March 2014
Unconscious mind can detect a liar — even when the conscious mind fails
When it comes to detecting deceit, your automatic associations may be more accurate than conscious…
Fair bosses pay the price of burnout
Bosses who are fair make their workers happier and their companies more productive, but in…
Researchers grow carbon nanofibers using ambient air, without toxic ammonia
Materials science researchers have demonstrated that vertically aligned carbon nanofibers can be manufactured using ambient…
Mice give ticks a free lunch
Mice are effective at transferring disease-causing pathogens to feeding ticks. And, according to a new…
A towel less: How psychologists harness sociability to cut waste
Hotel guests can be gently persuaded to reduce the number of towels they use each…
New bodily illusion: Would you believe your hand could turn into marble?
Our bodies are made of flesh and bones. We all know this, and throughout our…
Detecting tumor markers easily
Blood is just teeming with proteins. However, it’s not easy to identify specialized tumor markers…
How developing sperm stick to the right path
The process of producing high-quality, fertile sperm requires many steps. Researchers show the transcription factor…
Tumor suppressor p53 cuts off invading cancer cells
The tumor suppressor p53 does all it can to prevent oncogenes from transforming normal cells…