Pet owners have long been encouraged to think that they are happier, healthier and live longer than people without pets, but a new study claims they might be wrong.
The happier we are, the more likely we are at making faster, more consistent decisions, says a study published in the Journal of Consumer Research.
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We judge each other by the names we go by, according to a recent study which found that there is more to names than originally thought, so choose yours wisely.
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Researchers said they had solved a conundrum about human perception that has stumped philosophers and scientists alike since it was first articulated 323 years ago.
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