2023

Why friendship makes us healthier

The research of Saida Heshmati, a psychologist at Claremont Graduate University in the US, and her colleagues suggests that "regardless of where these little actions of love come from, or what relationship they come from, the quality of those interactions is very important – meaning that you can basically receive care when you're sick from a family member, but you can also receive it from a friend, and that still conveys love." 

Read full article here: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230329-why-friendship-makes-us-healthier (BBC Future, BBC)

Why Do We Get Emotional and Cry at Award Acceptance Speeches? On Kama Muta and Ke Huy Quan’s Oscars Acceptance Speech

From smaller events like an office holiday party to the big, televised spectacles with A-list celebrities, award shows often deliver emotional acceptance speeches from the winners. But what about the audience members and the viewers at home (for televised events)? Why do we sometimes experience such strong emotions that we also get moved to tears?

Read the full blog post written by Jaymes Paolo Rombaoa here:

https://www.psichi.org/blogpost/987366/489394/Why-Do-We-Get-Emotional-and-Cry-at-Award-Acceptance-Speeches-On-Kama-Muta-and-Ke-Huy-Quan-s-Oscars-Acceptance-Speech

(Psi-Chi-Ology Lab Blog Posts, Psychology Pop Corner Series)