Knowing more about Bitcoin makes investors more anxious, not bolder
A study of young Indonesian crypto investors found that more Bitcoin knowledge was linked to greater anxiety about missing out,...
Read moreDetailsA new study explains why confident salespeople sometimes underperform
A study of 145 salesperson-supervisor pairs finds that a salesperson's self-confidence boosts their ability to adapt only when it sparks...
Read moreDetailsDo small slights at work actually matter for productivity? New research says yes
A study of a retail chain found that when managers delivered birthday gifts late, employees responded with 50% more sick...
Read moreDetailsWhen immigration enforcement rises, childcare work moves behind closed doors
A new PNAS study finds that as ICE activity surged in 2025, foreign-born women's employment fell at regulated childcare centers...
Read moreDetailsPersonality beats knowledge as a predictor of crypto investment, study finds
A survey of 460 university students in Pakistan found that personality traits predicted cryptocurrency investing better than tested financial knowledge...
Read moreDetailsDo narcissistic CEOs push companies toward bigger breakthroughs?
A study of more than 8,700 Chinese firms finds that companies led by more narcissistic CEOs tend to produce more...
Read moreDetailsThe ranking trick that fools managers and shoppers alike
A new study finds people consistently favor an option ranked 2nd of 8 over one ranked 4th of 16, even...
Read moreDetailsWhy some people can’t stop working, even when they want to
A study of 43 professionals who can't stop working traces the habit back to childhood. Researchers find that an internalized...
Read moreDetailsCoffee shop calorie labels shift beliefs but not behavior, study finds
A study tested whether printing calorie counts on coffee shop menus changes what people order. The labels shifted beliefs and...
Read moreDetailsDoes geopolitics decide where companies invest? New evidence says increasingly yes
A new study finds that political distance between countries weighs more heavily on foreign investment than a decade ago. But...
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