How to protect yourself while shopping online

Cybersecurity expert Prasad Calyam shares tips for staying safe as you shop online this holiday season.

Janese Heavin - U. Missouri • futurity
Nov. 26, 2024 ~4 min

How to pick the right bottle of red wine

An expert shares some helpful tips for picking the right bottle of red wine for you and fills you in on some wine basics.

Texas A&M University • futurity
Oct. 4, 2024 ~6 min


Can you trust companies that say their plastic products are recyclable? US regulators may crack down on deceptive claims

As concern about plastic pollution mounts, the federal government is revising its standards for calling products recyclable. A recent fine against Keurig could be a sign of things to come.

Patrick Parenteau, Professor of Law Emeritus, Vermont Law & Graduate School • conversation
Sept. 23, 2024 ~10 min

Your mood may make you more likely to click on ads

"When you're in a positive mood, it dampers down that tendency to use your persuasion knowledge to avoid ads."

Merritt Melancon-U. Georgia • futurity
Sept. 3, 2024 ~6 min

Grocery shopping could prove your credit worthiness

Repeated grocery shopping habits can point to signals of credit worthiness or risk, according to a new study.

Shannon Roddel - Notre Dame • futurity
June 5, 2024 ~7 min

To fight loneliness, spend money on experiences not stuff

Spending your money on experiences can boost social connection and combat loneliness more than spending it on material things.

Judie Kinonen-UT Austin • futurity
May 22, 2024 ~6 min

Measuring your food waste for six weeks can change your habits – new study

After six weeks of measuring their food waste, surveyed households found it easier to cut down.

Cathrine Jansson-Boyd, Reader in Consumer Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
April 30, 2024 ~6 min

Hard work and happy accidents: why do so many of us prefer ‘difficult’ analogue technology?

We have spent a decade researching what’s behind the extraordinary revival of vinyl records, film cameras and other ‘old school’ technology

Giana M. Eckhardt, Professor of Marketing, King's College London • conversation
April 18, 2024 ~26 min


Lab tests show THC potency inflated on retail marijuana in Colorado

Misleading potency labels can disrupt medical dosages, misguide recreational users and erode trust in the industry.

Anna Schwabe, Associate Lecture Professor of Modern Cannabis Science, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
March 22, 2024 ~6 min

Americans know plant-based diets are good, but still really like meat

While more Americans report following plant-rich diets, they also are consuming more meat, according to new research.

Marya Barlow-Virginia Tech • futurity
March 19, 2024 ~7 min

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