What do ads and ogres have in common? (Hint: A popular animated film released in 2001). Recall the part in Shrek when the titular character tries to use an analogy to explain to Donkey that “Onions have layers. Ogres have…
The idea that sibling birth order affects personality has been around since the early 1900s, and became entrenched after Dr. Frank Sulloway published his book Born to Rebel in 1996.
Building a better social media strategy
Craig Thomler from Social Media Planner has developed a custom deck of cards that can be used to help businesses plan and execute on a social media engagement strategy. By having physical cards and not relying on…
What is Donald Trump’s secret to getting everyone’s attention? This is the question supporters and critics alike want to know.
The revelations that Volkswagen Group had deliberately installed defeat devices in at…
Critical Eye is a semi-regular feature where RealKM analyses and discusses how rigorous the science is behind a study.
In this column we are analysing the study The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and Promotion…
Theories about the way that memories are formed and ‘resaved’ on recall (known as ‘reconsolidation’) are facing some serious challenge in the light of new findings that suggest it is possible to affect memories so that they are only accessible in…
A fantastic linguistic study by Mark Dingemanse and Nick Enfield has shown that languages use three near-universal techniques to clarify potential misunderstandings. These are:
These were the top 10 stories published by RealKM Magazine in October of 2015. You can also dive into daily archives for October of 2015 by using the calendar at the top of this page.