A new study suggests that people think anger is for dudes and sadness is for ladies — so much so that they sometimes think a sad person is a lady, even if that person's gender isn't apparent.

Are you jealous of rich people, what with their indoor riding arenas and weddings that become national holidays? Take heart, commoners: the rich have less empathy than the rest of us.

Obviously, blowing up at people can be bad for your social life. But psychologists also say keeping your emotions bottled up will make people dislike you. What to do?

Researchers have found that a nose spray containing the hormone oxytocin increases men's feelings of empathy and even helps them learn. Cue the gender stereotypes!

In yet another blow to positive thinking supporters, scientists have found that a bad mood can improve people's memory and judgment, and make them less reliant on stereotypes.

Do different languages evoke different emotions? That's the question posed by Times blogger Olivia Judson, inspired by research that shows just making a certain vowel sound can affect your mood.

A study found that when people looked at photographs of men and women who looked sad, angry, or scared, they thought the women looked that way because they were "emotional," but the men were probably "having a bad day."