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Why we embrace the ritual of Valentine’s Day: Q&A with a Yale sociologist

By Guest PostFebruary 14, 2015Culture, Scienceandre simha, andrew gaudet, christianity, chronotherapies, circadian oscillator clock, digital shipping platform, epilepsy, global container carriers, laura fonken, middle managers, rajesh krishnamurthy, reiterstellung, role of firearms, romantic, rome, sleep wake schedules, sociologist, teen death, thanksgiving, tradeLens blockchain, valentines day

Whether you’re a die-hard romantic or a callous cynic, there’s no escaping the millions of couples cozying up this Feb. 14 to celebrate Valentine’s Day.

The origins of our only holiday devoted to love are somewhat murky. It is thought to have its beginnings in the Roman festival of Lupercalia, which was celebrated in mid-February. The fertility ritual included animal sacrifice, nude men, women flogged with animal hides, and a matchmaking lottery akin to a 1970s key party. (more…)

Let Bing Show You the Love This Valentine’s Day

By Guest PostFebruary 4, 2013Technologyamerican men, bing, bing it on, break up, challenge, diamond bracelet, end for relationships, Facebook, february, Google, history off, hulu plus, impulse research corp, love, most romantic day, search engine, search habit, sense of humor, social search, starbucks gift cards, teddy bear, Twitter, valentines day, wealth, women, xbox live, year, your sweetheart

One in 10 people say February means the end for relationships gone bad — time to give Google the boot?

REDMOND, Wash. — Feb. 4, 2013 — Tired of being let down in love on Valentine’s Day? According to a recent survey from Bing and Impulse Research Corp., a surprising one in 10 people have ended a relationship on arguably the most romantic day of the year. This year Bing is challenging people to reconsider their search habit and break up with Google. You wouldn’t keep dating someone who isn’t trustworthy, so why use a search engine known for serving its interests over your own? In fact, a whopping 85 percent of people report that trustworthiness is the most important trait in a mate, beating out good in bed, sense of humor and wealth. (more…)

Brought Together by Chickens: Behind the Popular Game Wordament

By Guest PostMarch 7, 2012Technologybarcelona, boggle, chickens, code, esque game, Facebook, ieb, jason cahill, john thornton, kirkland, microsoft game studios, mobile, mobile world congress, scrabble, scruff, software, valentines day, Wikipedia, windows 8, windows phone game, wordament

*How two Microsoft employees built a hit game for Windows Phone, which launched as one of the first apps on Windows 8.*

REDMOND, Wash. – March 7, 2012 – Wordament, the hit Windows Phone game developed by two Microsoft employees, was launched this week on a second touchscreen platform—Windows 8.

Being selected as one of the first apps to launch as part of Windows 8 Consumer Preview is just the latest in a series of thrills for Wordament’s creators, who have been on a wild and wordy ride since they created the massively popular multiplayer, Boggle-esque game last year. (more…)

The Pitfalls of Too Many Men

By Guest PostFebruary 14, 2012Cultureconsumer behavior, dinner dates, engagement rings, Environment, evolutionary biology, financial insecurity, gifts, mating insecurity, photo arrays, psychology, rick moore, scarcity of women, sex ratios, television show, the bachelor, the bachelorette, us cities, valentines day, vlad griskevicius

*A scarcity of women leads men to be impulsive, save less, and borrow more*

If you’re a male living in an area with fewer females than you would like, beware: You may be facing a double whammy.

According to new research from Vlad Griskevicius in the U’s Carlson School of Management, the perception that women are scarce in an environment leads men to be impulsive, borrow more, and save less.

First, mating insecurity; then, financial insecurity. Some guys can’t catch a break. (more…)

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Why we embrace the ritual of Valentine’s Day: Q&A with a Yale sociologist

Let Bing Show You the Love This Valentine’s Day

Brought Together by Chickens: Behind the Popular Game Wordament

The Pitfalls of Too Many Men