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Don’t look at me like that!

09/19/2022
Regardless of whether a face shows anger or joy: both generate attention. From the perspective of psychology, both are so-called approach-oriented emotion expressions.

Does eye-contact always attract attention? Not in every case, as a research team at the University of Würzburg’s Institute of Psychology has recently shown. Why not? Because context matters.

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Menus for climate-friendly food choices

05/11/2022
Vegan spaghetti is ideally responsible for 130 grams of CO2 emissions. The variant with minced meat sauce is significantly higher.

If restaurants list the CO2 emissions for each dish on their menus or highlight low-emission options, diners are more likely to choose more climate-friendly options. This has been shown in a new study by the University of Würzburg.

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