The Latest Breaking News from Behavior

Relationships aren’t always what they seem from the outside. Sometimes your partner stays even when they’ve mentally checked out. They might smile at dinner parties and hold your hand in public, but something feels off. You can’t quite name it, but you sense the distance growing. When someone secretly regrets…

We rarely see a relationship fail out of nowhere. There’s almost always a small signal flashing long before the collapse. Over the years of watching couples rise and fall, we kept noticing one pattern that showed up every time. It wasn’t shouting, cheating, or drifting apart. It was quieter, slower,…

When the pandemic shut the world down, many assumed the changes to our lifestyles would be temporary. But according to McKinsey's recent State of the Consumer Market survey, the lockdowns have rewired our consumer behavior. 

Younger adults use their travel preferences to explore the world, though these changes go unnoticed by the public. The industry needs to make immediate changes because customer preferences change rapidly. Younger travelers now seek affordable experiences that deliver both comfort and authentic value, bringing unexpected changes to the modern travel…

You might think AI is something far off, a sci-fi future where robots run the world. But the truth is, artificial intelligence has already wormed its way into your daily routine, often without you even realizing it. From the apps you swipe on, to the news you read, to the…

People who choose not to follow their family’s financial traditions receive this specific name. People reveal their family financial traditions through their unexpected financial choices. The financial black sheep emerges when people notice the gap between their financial behavior and their family’s traditional approach. The financial tension between family members…

Cybercrime now exists in every aspect of our daily lives, appearing in our email messages and phone communications, on public Wi-Fi networks, and in the ordinary actions we tend to ignore. Cybercriminals target standard behaviors because these actions follow predictable patterns that they can easily understand, and most people fail…

Scientists traced kissing back to a primate ancestor that lived around 21 million years ago.

A joyful wedding took a sharp turn when one guest’s aggressive flirting and attention-seeking behavior pushed tensions to a breaking point. What followed was a whirlwind of lies, confrontation, and unexpected revelations. The story centers on a woman dealing with her brother-in-law’s girlfriend, whose behavior toward her boyfriend sparked conflict…

Bailey is the Professor of Leadership at George Washington University. His classrooms blur academic theory with lived human behavior, scaling concepts from boardrooms to societal trends.

You walk into a store as a rational shopper, list in hand, determined to get only what you need. But retailers aren’t just selling products; they’re managing your psychology. From the moment you walk in, you are surrounded by subtle, powerful cues designed to bypass your logical brain and appeal…