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Facebook profiles predict job success

Posted February 23, 2012 - 06:44 by Kate Taylor

Next time you're hiring, forget personality tests - just check out the applicant's Facebook profile instead. It's not just a good way of evaluating candidates, it seems, it's actually one of the best.

Magic shrooms alter your personality

Posted September 29, 2011 - 12:47 by Starr Keshet

Duuude! Did you know that all those magic mushrooms you took way back when may have permanently altered your personality?

Algorithm can read a person's face

Posted August 18, 2011 - 06:21 by Kate Taylor

Researchers have developed software that can tell a person's personality and mood from their facial expression.

Does a messy desktop show commitment to the job?

Posted May 17, 2011 - 07:15 by Kate Taylor

What does your PC desktop say about you? A lot, according to recommendations site Hunch.com.

Get back to your desk: workaholics live longer than laid-back people

Posted March 14, 2011 - 05:43 by Emma Woollacott

Want to live for a long time? Cut out the jokes, worry a lot and work hard.

Gmail users are younger and thinner

Posted March 11, 2011 - 07:18 by Emma Woollacott

Well, this is better than astrology. I've never much liked being a Taurus (stubborn, prosaic, materially-minded), but as a Gmail user I'm delighted to be told I'm young, thin, educated and well-traveled. And it's all true, of course.