Who conducted it: A research team so large it could fill a wedding reception including Samantha Joel, Paul W. Eastwick, Colleen J. Allison, Ximena B. Arriaga, Zachary G. Baker, Eran Bar-Kalifa, Sophie Bergeron, Gurit E. Birnbaum, Rebecca L. Brock, Claudia C. Brumbaugh, Cheryl L. Carmichael, Serena Chen, Jennifer Clarke, Rebecca J. Cobb, Michael K. Coolsen, Jody Davis, David C. de Jong, Anik Debrot, Eva C. DeHaas, Jaye L. Derrick, Jami Eller, Marie-Joelle Estrada, Ruddy Faure, Eli J. Finkel, R. Chris Fraley, Shelly L. Gable, Reuma Gadassi-Polack, Yuthika U. Girme, Amie M. Gordon, Courtney L. Gosnell, Matthew D. Hammond, Peggy A. Hannon, Cheryl Harasymchuk, Wilhelm Hofmann, Andrea B. Horn, Emily A. Impett, Jeremy P. Jamieson, Dacher Keltner, James J. Kim, Jeffrey L. Kirchner, Esther S. Kluwer, Madoka Kumashiro, Grace Larson, Gal Lazarus, Jill M. Logan, Laura B. Luchies, Geoff MacDonald, Laura V. Machia, Michael R. Maniaci, Jessica A. Maxwell, Moran Mizrahi, Amy Muise, Sylvia Niehuis, Brian G. Ogolsky, C. Rebecca Oldham, Nickola C. Overall, Meinrad Perrez, Brett J. Peters, Paula R. Pietromonaco, Sally I. Powers, Thery Prok, Rony Pshedetzky-Shochat, Eshkol Rafaeli, Erin L. Ramsdell, Maija Reblin, Michael Reicherts, Alan Reifman, Harry T. Reis, Galena K. Rhoades, William S. Rholes, Francesca Righetti, Lindsey M. Rodriguez, Ron Rogge, Natalie O. Rosen, Darby Saxbe, Haran Sened, Jeffry A. Simpson, Erica B. Slotter, Scott M. Stanley, Shevaun Stocker, Cathy Surra, Hagar Ter Kuile, Allison A. Vaughn, Amanda M. Vicary, Mariko L. Visserman and Scott Wolf.
Published when and where: The study was published in 2020 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Spark #38, March 1, 2025
