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technology21 days ago•16 min saved

Messy rooms, clear signals: what clutter reveals about routines and creativity

Psychologists debate what a messy bedroom says about a person: Jordan Peterson links recurring mess to struggles with daily tasks, while Sam D. Gosling argues the physical space reflects personality traits; Kathleen Vohs suggests disorder can spur original thinking, echoing Einstein’s famously cluttered desk. The consensus is nuanced: clutter can indicate flexibility and creativity, but a new or drastic change in organization may signal mental health concerns such as depression, so clutter isn’t inherently good or bad.

via 3DVF|

#clutter #creativity #personality

science1 month ago•7 min saved

Genetic mosaic underpins personality, study finds

An international study links more than 1,200 genetic variants to the Big Five personality traits, with very small effects for individual variants but substantial cumulative influence; these genetic patterns also associate with health, longevity, education, careers, and daily habits, though environment and life experiences play a strong, interacting role in shaping personality.

via Science Daily|

#big-five #genetics #genomics

biology1 month ago•8 min saved

Million-Person Study Maps Genetic Footprint of Personality

An international analysis of up to 1.14 million participants identified about 1,260 genetic variants linked to the Big Five personality traits (extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, openness), vastly expanding prior findings with roughly two-thirds newly discovered. Common variants explain only about 5–9% of personality variation (around 13% when accounting for measurement error), far below the 40–60% heritability suggested by twin studies, highlighting the substantial role of environment and genetic complexity. Signals are broadly consistent across populations, ages, and measurement methods, though agreeableness shows more variation. The study connects personality patterns to a wide range of life outcomes and, using Mendelian randomization, provides evidence that personality can causally influence outcomes like body weight, smoking, and COVID-19 risk, while educational and other life circumstances can shape personality over time. Importantly, individual genetic effects are tiny and cannot predict a person’s character; environment remains a major driver of who people become.

via sci.news|

#bigfive #biology #genetics

science1 month ago•3 min saved

DNA Sets a Tiny Snapshot of Personality, with Experience Writing the Rest

A Nature study of genetic and personality data from more than a million people identified over 1,000 genetic variants linked to the Big Five traits, but genetics explains only up to about 13% of personality differences; the rest is shaped by environmental factors, experiences, culture, and upbringing, though certain genetic profiles also correlate with behaviors like where people live and how they responded to COVID early in the pandemic.

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#big-five #genetic-variants #genetics

science1 month ago•53 min saved

Your DNA helps shape personality, but life writes most of the score

A massive study of genetic and personality data from more than a million people finds that DNA accounts for up to about 13% of differences in personality. Thousands of genetic variants each have tiny effects on the Big Five traits (extraversion, openness, conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism). The results show personality is shaped by many genes interacting with environment rather than a single gene, and even link genetic profiles to real-world behaviors like where people live and their COVID-era activity, while non-genetic factors still play a large role.

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#big-five #dna #genetics

science1 month ago•15 min saved

Genome-wide Scan Links 1,260 Variants to Personality Traits

A large genome-wide association study identified about 1,260 genetic variants associated with personality traits across the Big Five (extroversion, openness, conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism), with roughly two-thirds newly found. The findings show personality is influenced by many genes each with small effects (a polygenic architecture), but genetics only partly explains variation and environmental factors also shape how traits express themselves.

via The New York Times|

#big-five #genetics #gwas

science1 month ago•6 min saved

Genome-wide scan uncovers ~1,260 variants linked to Big Five personality traits

A Nature-led study pooling data from 46 cohorts and more than 1 million people identified about 1,260 genetic variants linked to the Big Five personality traits (extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, openness). While each variant has a tiny effect, collectively they explain roughly 5–16% of trait variation and appear more robust to family background than many other socio-behavioral traits. The team connected these variants to health and behavior, including smoking propensity (via conscientiousness), COVID-19 infection risk (via extraversion) and willingness to participate in research (via agreeableness and openness). The authors caution that genetics can help study personality, but it does not allow predicting an individual’s personality, and they find little evidence that shared family environment or assortative mating drives the associations.

via Nature|

#big-five #genetics #gwas

science1 month ago•7 min saved

Genome-wide Study Discovers Thousands of Variants Tied to Personality, But DNA Isn’t Destiny

A large-scale GWAS across about 1.14 million people identified roughly 1,260 genetic variants linked to the Big Five personality traits, but these variants collectively explain only about 7.4–10.6% of individual differences and predict less than 4% in new groups, underscoring that genetics influence personality at the population level while environmental factors largely shape individual differences.

via ScienceAlert|

#big-five #genetics #gwas

sports3 months ago•12 min saved

Haaland’s quiet ascent drives Norway’s World Cup surge

From an overlooked youth to a global icon, Erling Haaland has become Norway’s talisman at the World Cup, combining elite goalscoring with a mature, team‑oriented approach and a warm, self‑deprecating personality that fuels his rising brand and lifts Norway’s bid for a historic run to the semi‑finals.

via The New York Times|

#football #haaland #norway

cognitive-science3 months ago•25 min saved

Mind’s prime appears in late midlife, study suggests

A new analysis combining nine cognitive and personality domains finds that overall psychological functioning peaks in late midlife (around ages 55–60 in the comprehensive model, with a similar peak near 60 in the conventional model). While raw processing speed and certain cognitive functions decline with age, crystallized knowledge, conscientiousness, emotional stability, emotional intelligence, moral reasoning, and financial literacy can continue to improve, enabling older adults to maintain high functional capacity even as some abilities wane. The study cautions that cross‑sectional Western data limit universal conclusions and notes implications for leadership and policy roles, where midlife readiness may trump youth or old age, though more longitudinal and non‑Western research is needed.

via PsyPost|

#aging #cognitive-science #decision-making

science4 months ago•11 min saved

Neuroplasticity Reframes You as a Living System, Not a Fixed Identity

Neuroplasticity shows the adult brain continually reorganizes itself based on what we practice and attend to, meaning personality is not fixed. By treating anxious patterns as habits rather than identities, the author shifts from a maintenance mindset toward managing a living system in progress, where deliberate attention and repetition can reshape behavior and self-understanding.

via Space Daily|

#behavior #brain #habits

science5 months ago•18 min saved

The Complex Recipe of Personality: Genes Meet Life Experience

New genetic research shows personality is not fixed at birth. Twin studies once suggested substantial heritability, but genome-wide studies now estimate that only about 9–18% of personality variation is explained by common genetic variants, with the rest arising from environmental factors and gene–environment interactions. The idea of a simple “warrior gene” predictor has not held up, and personality appears to be polygenic and poly-environmental, influenced by many small effects across life experiences, including limited impact from major adulthood traumas but possible subtle effects from prenatal stress and foetal programming. Researchers emphasize very large, diverse datasets to uncover the tiny genetic contributions across the Big Five traits.

via BBC|

#genetics #heritability #personality

sports5 months ago•4 min saved

Hokit pushes to revive wild personalities in MMA

Josh Hokit argues MMA needs more personality and embraces pro-wrestling style personas; he says fighters and UFC officials overemphasize staying cool and professional, but his own gimmicks have helped him climb the UFC ranks and secure major bookings, highlighted by a nod from Mick Maynard after his win.

via MMA Fighting|

#josh-hokit #mma #personality

technology7 months ago•67 min saved

Rude but smarter: letting AI interrupt and adopt personalities boosts reasoning accuracy

A study found that giving AI chatbots humanlike social traits—such as interrupting, varying speaking order, and adopting Big Five personality styles—improves their performance on complex reasoning tasks. In experiments with fixed vs dynamic turn-taking and an interrupted-talk setting, accuracy on the Massive Multitask Language Understanding benchmark rose from about 68.7% (fixed order) to 79.2% ( interruption-enabled), especially in tougher scenarios. The researchers suggest that such conversational dynamics can boost collective AI intelligence and may be applicable to real-world collaborative tasks.

via Live Science|

#artificial-intelligence #human-computer-interaction #interruption

science7 months ago•24 min saved

Taste and temperament: wine choices reveal personality, study finds

A study analyzing nearly 10,000 online wine reviews with AI linked personality traits to preferred wine alcohol levels. People high in openness and agreeableness tend to favor higher-alcohol wines (e.g., Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Port, Sherry), while those higher in extraversion and neuroticism lean toward lower-alcohol options (Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Prosecco). Conscientiousness showed no clear link. The researchers say results could inform personalized wine recommendations and psychographic marketing.

via Daily Mail|

#alcohol-content #consumer-behavior #personality