Improbable has been profiling the work of Dr. Eric Laurier who is a Senior Lecturer in Geography & Interaction, Institute of Geography & the Lived Environment, University of Edinburgh. Dr. Laurier specialises in the study of ordinary life, as that life happens. A new paper is currently being written in association with Alexandra Weilenmann (University of […]
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Etiquette and effort
“To the best of our knowledge, this everyday behavior has not been systematically studied before…” The behavior in question is ‘door-holding’, and Joseph Santamaria at Pennsylvania State University and David Rosenbaum, Distinguished Professor of Psychology (also at Penn State) have been investigating this under-studied phenomenon. The team used a digital video camera to record the […]