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Imagine the scene – gleeful children ripping open presents, harassed parents surveying the carnage of once-tidy homes, disgruntled relatives muttering disapproval into their third glass of sherry. All familiar sights around Christmas, when the social obligations of the festive season draw people together with their kith and kin. This type of social event is perfectly natural. Humans are, after ..

Many of our natural impulses turn out to be wrong. Psychological research can help us choose wisely. On Christmas morning, a husband quietly apologizes to his wife that his gifts this year are humble — money is tight. She bravely affirms that she loves the pajamas and the sweater. Later, as the children play with their new toys, the husband reveals one last gift box, in which the wife discovers..

Good gift giving is an art. The perfect present can lift a mood or improve a relationship. It can repair a wrongdoing, or simply remind a loved one that you care. Psychologists have long been fascinated by the subject of gifting, because it's a window into so many other important human traits: how we see others, how we assign value to things, our decision-making skills and our ability empathize..

Indoor plants that purify the air Little-known fact: furniture polish, plastic, and dyes used to make our furniture and wall paint actually release small amounts of harmful, irritating gases that we breathe in unwittingly. Fortunately, Mother Nature has an alternative to air purifiers to guard ourselves from these indoor gases, in the form of these air purifying indoor plants. These ten tr..