The Science of Hypercorrection...

If you're (factually) wrong, it... ...when it is heated?' and you say, 'blue' with low confidence , when I tell you that it's actually y...

http://www.neatorama.com/2012/04/27/the-science-of-hypercorrection/

Brain Damage May Be an Advantage for Gamblers...

by Alice Shirrell Kaswell, Improbable Research Staff Brain damage has its disadvantages, but an American study suggests that it can sometimes give gamblers a winning edge. The researchers take a flier at explaining ho...

http://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/06/brain-damage-may-be-an-advantage-for-gamblers/

Your Own Worst Enemy: Getting Over Impostor Syndrome...

Have you ever felt like you are in over your head, that you don't have nearly the competence to be doing the job you're doing, and that sooner or later, others will find out you're faking it? Maybe it will help to know t...

http://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/04/your-own-worst-enemy-getting-over-impostor-syndrome/

Sit Up Straight!...

Your mother always urged you to sit up straight, and you should have listened to her. A study by researchers from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid in Spain and Ohio State University finds that sitting up straight make...

http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/13/sit-up-straight/