Pregnancy: It does things to you. And sometimes those things are the literal inability to handle someone cutting and bagging veggies. Such is the case of a woman who's nine months pregnant and is just feeling so many emotions right now. All the emotions, every one of them. Can you tell? » 1/19/15 9:50am 1/19/15 9:50am

There's a huge difference between being a "narcissist" and being self-centered, although you wouldn't know it by how often it's used as an insult. Even so, being a little self-centered isn't just a good thing, it's necessary for our mental health. Sure, there's a line, but let's talk about where that line is, and how… » 11/05/14 3:28pm 11/05/14 3:28pm

Scientists have developed a very small, very thin sensor that measures goosebumps. Why, you ask, would anyone want to measure goosebumps? These researchers think it could offer a way to read people's emotions. » 6/25/14 6:30pm 6/25/14 6:30pm

Dating new people is fun and exciting. It's also likely to cause even the most rational, level-headed people to make really dumb decisions. Don't worry, though. Your brain is supposed to do that. Sort of. » 1/14/14 10:14pm 1/14/14 10:14pm

I never really thought about it before, but I guess "sad" and "angry" are emotions stereotypically applied to the elderly. Get off my lawn and all that. Dropping it into the ocean at the end. No, you can't have equal rights because the '50s. Et al. But a new study suggests that older people don't actually exhibit… » 5/29/13 2:50pm 5/29/13 2:50pm

Gosh, women and their messy emotions and crazy behavior while PMSing. What a womanly thing. But guess what?! Guys PMS, too. Joke's on you, dudes, because you can also feel crazy emotions and it sucks and can we please just hug and eat ice cream together? » 5/09/13 4:00pm 5/09/13 4:00pm

NEW STUDY SAYS: Men aren't so great at guessing your emotions, but they can read dudes like they were separated at birth with the exact same ball sack. Is it because you're a master bluffer with dead eyes, or because they are biologically hard-wired to put bros before hos? It's both! It's neither! What it is is dumb. » 4/22/13 4:00pm 4/22/13 4:00pm

Some exciting new research has recently hit the scene suggesting that some human beings might be in possession of a special gene that makes them more sensitive than others. No, this does not mean that Jennifer Aniston was right when she said that Brad Pitt was missing a "sensitivity chip." It has nothing to do with… » 1/25/13 11:10am 1/25/13 11:10am

Ugh, El Salvador. Always on their period, right!?!? I can't tell you the number of times El Salvador has woken me up in the middle of the night because they just watched an ASPCA commercial and need to come over and eat some Ben & Jerry's. But then Russia—have you ever seen that dude upset? It's like, bro, sometimes… » 11/29/12 4:50pm 11/29/12 4:50pm

Huug Bosse had hip surgery three years ago and hasn't been the same since. Specifically, he cannot stop laughing. He's annoying everyone around him, but he doesn't care — everything is amusing to him. Of his wife, who seems highly irritated by his new personality, he says laughingly, "She actually doesn't love me,… » 3/16/12 9:30am 3/16/12 9:30am

It's no shock that showing empathy for your partner leads to a better relationship. What's a little more interesting, though, is that men and women seem to value different kinds of empathy: in a new study, women cared more about their partner understanding their negative emotions, whereas guys were more concerned with… » 3/06/12 10:20am 3/06/12 10:20am

A new study shows that parents who overreact to their kids' mistakes and misbehavior might be teaching those kids to overreact too. And more disturbingly, there may be a genetic component to flying off the handle. » 2/21/12 7:00pm 2/21/12 7:00pm

Every lady who has ever cried in the middle of an argument or been told to "calm down" after raising her voice knows that the best way to get other people to dismiss you as irrational is to get visibly upset. I'd say that the pervasive universal brush-off of female anger is fucking bullshit, but I don't want anyone to… » 1/27/12 6:30pm 1/27/12 6:30pm

Professional fighters are supposed to be infinitely stoic and fearless. But according to a new study, they actually experience fear like anyone else, and employ complex techniques to manage it. It's almost like men have feelings or something. » 12/14/11 2:05pm 12/14/11 2:05pm

As a man, I regularly use the word, "need." I ask for my needs to be met in life, in work, and in friendships. While I may not often get my wants fulfilled, I am insistent that my needs be met. I have no hesitation in expecting this. » 12/06/11 6:00pm 12/06/11 6:00pm

A team of scientists have spent the last several months studying the moments in a parent's life that seem like they last an eternity— children's temper tantrums. And they found there's a lot more to the angry screaming and flailing and hysterical "I HATE YOU"s than meets the eye. » 12/05/11 7:10pm 12/05/11 7:10pm

A pair of high-tech glasses could help wearers read other people's emotions. But don't start celebrating the arrival of telepathy just yet. » 7/06/11 4:35pm 7/06/11 4:35pm

Divorce is no fun for anyone. But a new study shows that it affects men and women in different ways, with women more likely to take a financial hit, and men an emotional one. » 6/03/11 1:25pm 6/03/11 1:25pm