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Aug 21 In 1990, 55 percent of American men said they had six or more close friends The Balance
Aug 20 A study of more than 15,000 young adults found that frequent socialising was linked to greater life satisfaction for… Lachlan Brown
Aug 20 The people others love to be around are rarely the most impressive in the room, and the research explains why Scandinavia Standard
Aug 20 Norway is routinely ranked among the world’s happiest countries, but a 2025 study uncovered a striking generational… Lachlan Brown
Aug 20 Tourism is easy to dismiss as a frivolous industry of sunburn and souvenirs, but its impact is enormous and largely… Scandinavia Standard
Aug 20 There is no study on drivers waving thanks at a crossing and no single trait it proves, but the gesture is a tiny act… Scandinavia Standard
Aug 19 Norway makes citizens’ income and tax information publicly searchable, a centuries-old transparency idea built on a… Daniel Moran
Aug 19 Scandinavia is still rebounding from the immense weight of Ice Age glaciers that disappeared thousands of years ago Lachlan Brown
Aug 19 Steven Spielberg's mechanical shark broke down so often during filming in 1974 that he was forced to hide it from the… Scandinavia Standard Editorial Team
Aug 19 Robin Williams was described by people close to him as deeply still and often melancholy in private Daniel Moran
Aug 19 Psychology says the reason older people stop caring what others think isn't that they've grown cold Brendan Brown
Aug 19 Psychology says the smallest courtesies are often the most revealing Brendan Brown
Aug 19 Researchers tracked 28,000 adults across 166 countries from 2019 to 2024 and found global emotional intelligence scores… The Balance
Aug 19 Norwegians can look up their neighbours' taxable income, and an economist studying the years after those records went… Scandinavia Standard Editorial Team
Aug 19 The idea that some people drain your energy sounds like new-age talk, but there is a real mechanism behind it Scandinavia Standard
Aug 19 Dating profiles are built to list strengths Nato Lagidze
Aug 19 The need for regular time alone is often mistaken for shyness or antisocial coldness, but the research suggests it is… Scandinavia Standard
Aug 19 The art of standing out is usually sold as innate charisma or sheer volume, but the research points somewhere more… Scandinavia Standard
Aug 19 Every Christmas Eve, roughly a third of Sweden watches the same 1958 Disney special Scandinavia Standard Editorial Team
Aug 19 The “21 days to form a habit” rule came from a plastic surgeon’s observations in 1960, not an experiment The Balance