Nice guys finish last
Do negative traits help at work? Binghamton expert Seth Spain tells CBS This Morning that they can, at least in the short term. Read more
You really can be scared to death
A new Binghamton University study has found the reason why stressful situations trigger heart attacks – and it’s all down to a link between stress hormones and bacteria, The Daily Mail reports. Read more
Review: The Lobster Kings
Binghamton University novelist Alexi Zentner “displays more talent and controlled craftsmanship in The Lobster Kings than many other writers will manage in a career’s worth of novels,” Dimitri Nasrallah writes in a Toronto Star review of Zentner’s new book. Read more
Evolution is coming to a storybook near you
Great Adaptations, a children’s book that taps into the expertise of scientists at Binghamton University and around the world, aims to foster scientific curiosity and teach basic evolutionary thinking, NPR reports. Read more
Archaeological team to begin Battle Hill dig
A team from Binghamton University’s Public Archaeology Facility, which has examined several other upstate Revolutionary War battlefields, will be turning its sights on Battle Hill this summer, The Post-Star reports. Read more
How the Fed learned to talk
For the Fed to be effective, it needs the public (and the markets) to listen clearly to what it says, and to act accordingly, Binghamton anthropologist Douglas Holmes writes in The New York Times. Read more
Computer program spots narcissistic execs
A team of researchers at Binghamton University claims it has developed a computerized content-analysis tool that reliably and validly measures narcissistic and psychopathic traits in leaders of Fortune 100 companies, Mashable reports. Read more
