Giving and receiving Christmas gifts can be a stressful nightmare but how can you tell if someone really liked their gift? In a survey of 2,000 Brits, 65% of people confessed to pretending to like a gift to avoid hurting someone’s feelings. The graphic above shows the body language signals to look for to see…
Read MoreWhat Would Happen If Santa Didn’t Exist?
What would happen if Santa didn’t exist ? Many people are thinking, well he doesn’t exist. True, but what if even the idea of Santa didn’t exist? How would that Holiday Season compare to the current one that (technically) lies about his existence ? Is it even healthy to lie to our children about a…
Read MorePast Blog: Emotions in Gift Giving
The holidays are right around the corner: can you tell if someone likes their gift just by reading their facial expressions? In light of this holiday season, the University of Hertfordshire has conducted a study on gift giving. The focus of this study was determining whether or not gift givers could tell whether or not…
Read MoreEye Contact: How Long Is Too Long?
Written by Melinda Wenner Moyer for Scientific American There’s a reason your mother told you to look people in the eye when you talk to them: eye contact conveys important social cues. Yet when someone holds your gaze for more than a few seconds, the experience can take on a different tenor. New work elucidates the…
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