Retirement doesn’t just lead to concerns about money. It also raises questions about one’s usefulness in the world. LaylaBird/E+ via Getty images August 29, 2024 Retirement doesn’t just raise financial concerns – it can also mean feeling unmoored and irrelevant Marianne Janack, Hamilton College If you have spent 40 years of your life working 40 hours a week, retirement isn’t just a financial consideration, writes a philosopher.
After great popularity, the idea of power poses came under fire. Choreograph/iStock via Getty Images Plus May 12, 2022 The idea that power poses boost your confidence fell from favor – but a new review of the research calls for a second look Astrid Schütz, University of Bamberg and Brad Bushman, The Ohio State University For a while it was all the rage to adopt Wonder Woman’s famous stance and other body positions that allegedly pumped up your confidence – until more studies of the phenomenon failed to find the connection.
Looking at how gender stereotypes limit men could be good for gender equality in society. (Shutterstock) April 29, 2019 Traditional masculinity may keep English-speaking men from studying new languages Kathryn Everhart Chaffee, University of Alberta Across the English-speaking world, boys tend to drop out of foreign language study as soon as it is not mandatory.