Новости за 13.08.2016

Warner Brothers

Science can't say whether people in your life are good or evil, per se. But it's getting better at figuring out whether they enjoy hurting you.

A fairly new field in personality research studies "misanthropic" traits: characteristics that lead people to hurt those around them for their own benefit. And psychologists have established a "dark triad" of harmful personality traits: narcissism, psychopathy (or a lack of empathy), and Machiavellianism (or a tendency to manipulate... Читать дальше...

UNclimatechange/flickr

You may think a question about whether or not you have kids is totally innocuous small talk, but it's one of many questions best left unanswered during a job interview.

While very few specific interview questions are by themselves illegal to ask, Laura Davis, an associate professor with the Department of Finance and Legal Studies at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, explains in the Journal of Employment and Labor Law that some questions may be used as evidence of discrimination and... Читать дальше...

The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships so we may get a share of the revenue from your purchase.

For decades now Americans have taken US air superiority for granted, but troubling new revelations out of the Air Force cast doubt on just how long the US can rule the skies. 

OMAHA — Omaha police say a number of telephone scams in which people are threatened with arrest have been reported recently in the city.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Olympic security personnel questioned a female Iranian volleyball fan Saturday when she showed up for a match holding a large sign that read “Let Iranian Women Enter Their Stadiums” and wearing a white T-shirt with those same words. Darya Safai, who sat in a front-row courtside seat at Maracanazinho arena and

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A court in Mexico has freed a longtime anti-logging activist whose arrest was criticized by human rights groups.

Gestolen smartphones, verloren paspoorten, letsel en een brute overval. De Nederlandse ambassade is tot nu toe 36 keer te hulp geschoten bij Nederlanders die in en rond Rio de Janeiro in de problemen zijn gekomen. Het gaat dan zowel om toeristen als om sporters zelf.

Eliana Aponte/Reuters

In the 1990s, a psychologist named Martin Seligman led the positive psychology movement, which placed the study of human happiness squarely at the center of psychology research and theory. It continued a trend that began in the 1960s with humanistic and existential psychology, which emphasized the importance of reaching one’s innate potential and creating meaning in one’s life, respectively.

Since then, thousands of studies and hundreds of books have been published... Читать дальше...

R2-D2, the R2 series astromech droid manufactured by Industrial Automaton, known for his characteristic beeps and whistles, has fallen silent for the last time.

The trade to acquire Derick Brassard was the Ottawa Senators biggest move of the offseason

ABC News' Phillip Mena and Rob Marciano track the latest weather news from around the country.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police say a number of telephone scams in which people are threatened with arrest have been reported recently in the city.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The U.S. boat was in third place halfway through the race when coxswain Katelin Snyder shouted the magic words: "This is the U.S. women's eight!"

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The U.S. boat was in third place halfway through the race when coxswain Katelin Snyder shouted the magic words: "This is the U.S. women's eight!"

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The U.S. boat was in third place halfway through the race when coxswain Katelin Snyder shouted the magic words: "This is the U.S. women's eight!"

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The U.S. boat was in third place halfway through the race when coxswain Katelin Snyder shouted the magic words: "This is the U.S. women's eight!"

The women's rowing team from the United States celebrates winning the gold in the women's eight event at Lagoa during the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016. (Jeremy Lee/Pool Photo via AP)

Emily Regan, Kerry Simmonds, Amanda Polk, Lauren Schmetterling, Tessa Gobbo, Meghan Musnicki, Eleanor Logan, Amanda Elmore and Katelin Snyder, of United States, celebrate winning gold in the women's rowing eight during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,…