Fake anger won’t help you win in negotiations

Pretending to be angry as a negotiating tactic can backfire or even lead you to give up more, research finds.

Chuck Finder-WUSTL • futurity
April 15, 2019 ~7 min

3 experts explain our new tax code

As tax day looms, experts break down the Trump administration's new tax law and what it means for taxpayers.

Jade McClain-NYU • futurity
April 13, 2019 ~12 min


‘Service with a smile’ makes people booze after work

"Smiling as part of your job sounds like a really positive thing, but doing it all day can be draining..."

Katie Bohn-Penn State • futurity
April 12, 2019 ~5 min

To cut anxiety, aim for fewer debt accounts

Streamlining debt can lift a mental burden, new research shows.

National University of Singapore • futurity
April 1, 2019 ~6 min

Sexual harassment penalties are too cheap to work

"The question is: Can we make the threat of damages high enough to be a deterrent?"

Liz Entman-Vanderbilt • futurity
March 28, 2019 ~4 min

If performance governs pay, more workers take antidepressants

When companies move to pay-for-performance, more employees take medications for anxiety and depression.

Chuck Finder-WUSTL • futurity
March 22, 2019 ~5 min

We succeed or fail with help from our friends

Human networks can have a big impact on whether we get ahead in life, but they can have the opposite effect too.

Melissa De Witte-Stanford • futurity
March 14, 2019 ~2 min

Cash lottery gets commuters to go green

Rather than invest in parking, one city found an unusual way to motivate its commuters to go green.

Duke University • futurity
March 12, 2019 ~2 min


Why gas prices vary in the same part of town

Why do gas prices often vary within the same part of town? New research identifies the factors at play.

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
March 11, 2019 ~7 min

Women’s first NIH grants tend to be $41K less

"If women are receiving less grant support from the very beginning of their career, they are less likely to succeed."

Marla Paul-Northwestern • futurity
March 7, 2019 ~4 min

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