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Revellers dressed up as emoticons take part in New Year celebrations in Coin, near Malaga, southern Spain, January 1, 2017. (Photo by Jon Nazca/Reuters)

US Scientists Pinpoint 27 States of Emotion

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 8, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

A new study from the University of California, Berkeley, challenges a long-held assumption in psychology that most human emotions fall within the universal categories of happiness, sadness, anger, surprise, fear and disgust. Using novel statistical models to analyze...

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Inside a Whole Foods in Brooklyn. Credit Nina Westervelt for The New York Times

How to Pick the Fastest Line at the Supermarket

by Christopher Mele | Oct 16, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

You dash into the supermarket for a few necessities. You figure it will be 10 minutes — tops — before you are done and on your way home. Then you get to the checkout lanes and they are brimming with shoppers. Your plan for a quick exit begins to evaporate. But all is...

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Fort Worth, Texas, February 26, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Stone

“Trumpology”… A New Science to Study Trump Mentally, Psychologically

by Joel Achenbach and Amy Ellis Nutt | Aug 12, 2016 | World

Donald Trump has spawned a new industry, what might be called Trumpology — the study of his mental state and personality. Numerous pundits have suggested that the Republican presidential nominee has some kind of mental illness or medical condition that explains his...