Person: Richard Wiseman

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Generation nap: In praise of the snack-size snooze

Sharon Ní Chonchúir sings the praises of the snack-size snooze

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Ford employees' moving statue of Our Lady

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Gary Brennan Interview: Still earning rave reviews off Broadway

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Tech a break to work out

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Technology contributing to sleep deprivation epidemic

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Study: Dream-shaping app ensures restful night

The secret to resolutions

Men are better than women at fulfilling New Year’s resolutions and goal-setting. Richard Fitzpatrick finds out why

Mon, 31 Dec, 2012

Liars can’t hide behind their eyes, study finds

Lying eyes are a myth, despite the common belief that no fibber can hide behind them, research has shown.

Thu, 12 Jul, 2012

Plonk as palatable as pricier wines

CHEAP plonk has the same effect on the palate as wine costing up to six times as much, a psychological taste test has shown.

Thu, 14 Apr, 2011

Wine drinkers fail the plonk test

CHEAP plonk has the same effect on the palate as wine costing up to six times as much, a psychological taste test has shown.

Thu, 14 Apr, 2011

Ghostly image leaves experts baffled

AN eerie image of a figure in period costume at a Scottish castle has spooked experts conducting the biggest ever investigation into photographic evidence for ghosts.

Fri, 27 Mar, 2009

Telephone telepathy exists, claims parapsychologist

TELEPHONE telepathy, the spooky feeling that tells you when someone is going to phone, really exists, scientists heard yesterday.

Fri, 09 Jun, 2006

Gone in 30 seconds... your chance of a date

WOMEN are much quicker than men at making up their minds about a potential partner, a study has found.

Fri, 14 Apr, 2006

What’s luck got to do with it? Ireland’s ‘luckiest’ town put to the test

A NEWSAGENT in Skibbereen that sold five of the 10 Jackpot-winning Lotto tickets bought in the Co Cork town has dismissed a scientific study that found luck had nothing to do with it.

Fri, 09 Sep, 2005

Men’s sharper sixth sense makes a myth of female intuition

FEMALE intuition is myth, a survey in Britain has found.

Tue, 12 Apr, 2005

Touching wood is top superstition

TOUCHING wood is Britain’s most popular superstitious belief, a psychological survey revealed yesterday.

Wed, 19 Mar, 2003

A year of scientific research and 40,000 jokes a real laughing matter

THE world’s funniest joke was unveiled by scientists yesterday at the end of the largest study of humour ever undertaken.

Fri, 04 Oct, 2002

Four-year-old girl joins fantasy stock market experiment

An experienced investor, a four-year-old girl and a financial astrologer have started a week-long experiment to compare different ways of predicting the stock market.

Thu, 15 Mar, 2001