Kessler Foundation has again been named one of NJBIZ’s “Best Places to Work in New Jersey” this year, marking the 13th time since 2012 that the Foundation has earned a place on the prestigious list of top employers in the state.

A Dartmouth study shows that where people look as they take in new environments could be as unique as a fingerprint and be used to identify them by the objects that have personal meaning. The researchers developed an AI model that correctly predicted where people would look first in unfamiliar settings based on how objects are thematically linked. The findings reveal how much we subjectively evaluate what's around us, while also suggesting that in a world of constant surveillance, we may be giving away more personal information than we realize.

A team of psychology researchers has found evidence of partisan behavior in children aged five to nine—they frequently endorsed their own group’s claims even when evidence suggested otherwise, indicating group affiliation influenced their responses. However, the scientists also uncovered a potential remedy to such responses: When incentivized to tell the truth about what they had seen or when they could provide answers under the veil of privacy, the children were much less likely to adopt their own group’s claims.

Striped patterns, cluttered interiors, high-contrast colours and even packed supermarket shelves can all contribute to visual discomfort, helping to explain why some spaces can feel uncomfortable or distressing.