Redefining Comfortable Temperatures (02-12-15)
Brager, Zhang, and Arens present a comprehensive argument for redefining thermal comfort.
Brager, Zhang, and Arens present a comprehensive argument for redefining thermal comfort.
Blue light seems to curb men’s appetites, but not women’s.
Stellar and her colleagues have linked feeling awe with lower inflammation levels throughout the body.
Expand your sonic vocabulary
Place attachment—the important bond people form with an environment—is something that academics think about all the time, but not practitioners. That’s too bad; design efforts informed by research related to place attachment are more successful.
For many years, scientists have been investigating what elements of a space help us restock our levels of mental energy after we’ve depleted them doing knowledge work and other activities that require mental focus.
Green design is clearly here to stay—what have researchers learned about how being in environmentally responsible spaces influences human experiences?
Research indicates that weather can still be a driving force influencing trading decisions.
Research recently completed at the Monell Chemical Senses Center indicates just how important scents are, and why perfume can be such a good investment.
Kouchaki and Sreedhari linked feeling anxious to unethical behavior.