A simple relationship test called the “bird theory” is spreading on TikTok as a way to find out if your partner even cares.

ABSTRACT: How is legal reality constituted in social practice? Why do judges, lawyers, and citizens “see” the same law so differently? This paper introduces the Law of Observational Reciprocity (LOR) ...

Ever felt like your boss gets a kick out of yelling at you? New research has shown that bosses may satisfy an "emotional need" and reap psychological "benefits" from yelling at their employees to ...

Self-affirmations can help increase your self-worth and motivation. With regular practice, you can shift your focus toward your strengths and adapt to new circumstances more easily. Self-affirmation ...

Greater fool theory involves buying overvalued assets to sell at profit to another buyer. U.S. housing example shows it can yield high or low returns based on market timing. This investment strategy ...

Renaud Foucart does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. The day after Swift announced her book, David Shelley, the CEO of Hachette, one of the “Big Five” book publishers, said something at the Frankfurt Book Fair that ...

You know that feeling when you look back on something from the past and think, “Wow, we’ve come so far!” That’s modernization theory in a nutshell. It’s the idea that societies develop and progress ...

What is the October Theory TikTok trend? The basic gist of the October Theory is that a lot of folks have realized that the year is coming to a close and they haven’t tackled their New Year’s ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Robert Kelly is managing director of XTS ...