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Staying socially connected in later life is one of the better-evidenced predictors of living longer: a review of 148 studies found people with stronger relationships had about a 50 percent higher chance of survival, an association comparable to well-known risk fac - scienceblog.comscienceblog.com · Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:12:05 GMTGiving a toddler puzzles does something narrower than the marketing claims: in a University of Chicago study, children who played with them between two and four had better spatial skills by four and a half, a specific ability, tied to later success in STEM - scienceblog.comscienceblog.com · Sat, 08 Aug 2026 08:17:38 GMTThe people who put others at ease are rarely the wittiest in the room: across studies of real conversations, what makes someone easy to be around is responsiveness, the felt sense of being understood, and it often comes down to asking one more question - scienceblog.comscienceblog.com · Sat, 08 Aug 2026 04:41:45 GMTThe clearest sign that someone wants you in their life is rarely a grand gesture: in John Gottman's lab, couples who stayed together turned toward each other's small bids for attention 86 percent of the time, and those who later split, only 33 percent - scienceblog.comscienceblog.com · Sat, 08 Aug 2026 02:16:45 GMTNearly 4 in 5 people report feeling burned out by dating apps sometimes, often, or always — and the apps designed to end loneliness are now among the most consistent predictors of it - scienceblog.comscienceblog.com · Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:30:00 GMTSmart people are often the worst performers under pressure, not the best — studies show highly intelligent people are more likely to crumble when goals are reward-based, and perform significantly better when the aim is shifted to learning rather than results - scienceblog.comscienceblog.com · Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:30:00 GMTThe 10,000-step target came from the brand name of a 1965 Japanese pedometer, not from research, and studies since suggest the survival benefit of walking largely levels off well below it, closer to 6,000 to 8,000 steps for older adults - scienceblog.comscienceblog.com · Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:47:17 GMTScientists named a 39,000-year-old predator revived from Siberian ice "spirit of the edge of the Earth," and it is covered in spikes finer than a thousandth of a millimetre - scienceblog.comscienceblog.com · Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:01:44 GMT