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It’s a day that many singletons dread, but love it or hate it, Valentine’s Day is finally almost here. While many people use the occassion to pen love letters to their partner, others struggle to express their emotions on paper. Thankfully, help is at hand this year, in the form of a new AI bot … Read more
When playing The Sims 3, people with psychopathic traits are more likely to show aggressive and mean behaviour towards other characters, a study has found. The popular life simulation video game allows players to create — and also assume control over — virtual characters, their houses and neighbourhoods. Experts from Canada asked 205 people to … Read more
A CEO has revealed the top five traits highly memorable and successful people have in a job interview. Robert van Stokrom, National President of the Recruitment and Consulting Services Association (RCSA) told Australian recruitment company Seek a memorable person often has confidence, curiosity, passion, great communication skills and is proactive with their career. Those who … Read more
Do you have the mind of a genius? Tricky 15-question quiz reveals if you possess ‘superior intelligence’ The 15 question quiz designed to test intelligence was created by Terry Stein It was shared to PlayBuzz, with results revealing mental agility and intuitiveness Those who score nine and above are predicted to ‘probably’ have an IQ over … Read more
Homophobic men who exhibit toxic masculinity traits are more likely to be bullies who are violent and carry out sexual harassment, a study has suggested. Researchers from the US used data from 3,600 men and a new scale of harmful masculinities to explore how toxic masculinity can impact health and society. The team found ‘macho’ men … Read more
People with psychopathic and narcissistic personality traits are more likely to ignore coronavirus restrictions and hoard food and toilet paper, research shows. Two studies published today found these people often flouted mask-wearing, hand-washing, social distancing and stay-at-home measures at the height of the pandemic. The researchers believe people with these traits either don’t believe the … Read more
A combination of different healthy lifestyle habits such as being physically active, not smoking and a high-quality diet can reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s. Researchers from the Rush University Medical Center examined data on nearly 3,000 people from two longitudinal studies run by the National Institute for Aging. They found that people in the dataset … Read more
People with psychopathic personality traits ‘have a disproportionately large impact’ on the COVID-19 pandemic because they ‘fail to protect themselves and others’, study claims Study of looked at influence of personality on adherence to health guidelines Quizzed more than 500 Americans on if they were sticking to social distancing Found people with psychopathic personality traits are … Read more