Big Words

Is an eloquent vocabulary a mark of sophistication, or merely a pretentious facade in the eyes of your peers?

Bulleted Lists & Memory

We live in an era of information overload. Can bulleted lists help us remember key details?

Email Address Domains: Gmail vs. Yahoo

If you use an email address from a domain other than Gmail, you may wonder if it affects your professionalism. We tested it.

Email Address Formality

What’s in a name? A lot, if it’s in your email address. We tested two common forms of personal email addresses to see if either is viewed as more professional.

​Email Signatures

So many of us put our business card info at the end of our emails. But does it actually affect customers' perceptions?

Emails & Exclamations!

​Do exclamation marks in work emails affect your likability? Does gender or age matter? Read on and find out!

Google vs. Bing: Trust in Search

Trust in the information we search for online depends on many factors. Might it depend on the search engine we use?

Gratitude & Mood

Conventional wisdom says a simple “thank you” can boost the recipient’s spirits. We put it to the test.

iPhone vs. Android: Green Texts

Those green bubbles on iPhones when texting an Android user have been satirized by pop culture. But do we really think differently of Android vs. iPhone senders?

Meeting in the Metaverse

We tested whether workers would look forward to a meeting in the Metaverse more (or less) than a meeting via Zoom.

Phone Call Anxiety

Some of us hate phone calls. But are those unexpected calls, particularly from unknown numbers, enough to trigger real anxiety? 

Slang

Does slang affect how nice, smart, likable, and trustworthy others think you are? Tbh, the results were lit fam.

Texting Back-to-Back vs. Block

Do you send multiple back-to-back texts or do you block them into a single paragraph? It actually affects your likability.

Typos

We all make mistakes when it comes to typing. Even at work. But does it affect how others think of us?