Psychologists from Simon Fraser University (SFU) and the University of Sussex have found that people are as hesitant to reach out to an old friend as they are to strike up a conversation with a stranger, even when they had the capacity and desire to do so. The new research is published today in the journal Communications Psychology.
Experts have discovered that the majority of people are hesitant to rekindle past friendships over fear that it would be 'too awkward' or their efforts would be rebuffed.
NASA’s newest planet hunter, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), is now providing valuable data to help scientists discover and study exciting new exoplanets, or planets beyond our solar system.
Psychologists from Simon Fraser University (SFU) and the University of Sussex have found that people are as hesitant to reach out to an old friend as they are to strike
In yesterday's extract from One Day author David Nicholls' new novel, You Are Here, Marnie, a 38-year-old book copy editor, wondered how she had ended up feeling quite so lonely.
In all her youthful visions of the future, of the job she might have, the city and home she might live in, the friends and family around her, Marnie had never thought that she'd be lonely.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average snapped a four-day winning streak after Boeing's first-quarter results.
The main indexes temporarily tumbled after Fed Chair Powell said interest rates could stay higher for longer.
US stocks searched for direction on Tuesday as the Dow looked to snap a
US stocks fell on Wednesday, struggling to mount a comeback as investors’ interest rate worries coincided with a fresh slate of corporate earnings. After all three major indexes started the day in the green, the S&P 500 (^GSPC) ended down about 0.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) lost a more modest 0.1%. Meanwhile, the […]
Worries over the fallout from Iran's attack on Israel eased, allowing focus to return to earnings season and inflation risks to rate-cut hopes.
In mid-February, I entered the journalism transfer portal. With 65 fast approaching, I felt like a lifelong Minnesota Vikings fan – in fact, I am one – because I may never win a championship. In the media world, that championship is a Pulitzer Prize – the Super Bowl for journalists. I felt that I needed […]