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Research debunks commonly held beliefs about the negative impact of tattoos and video games.

Do Tattoos Make You Less Employable? Nope.

There’s an old stereotype: You’ll never get hired if you have visible tattoos. Turns out, tattoos are not a turnoff—at least not to customers. According to research from UH Associate Professor Enrica Ruggs published in the Journal of Organizational Behavior, American views about tattoos have shifted. In her experiment, consumers viewed the same “job candidates” with and without temporary tattoos with no clear positive or negative skew. Additionally, tattooed employees were evaluated more positively and had just as many sales as their untattooed coworkers.

Dinner Time Interactions Influence Children’s Future Relationships With Food.

Chew on this: Gone are the days of the “clean plate club” and using desserts as bribes to trudge through servings of broccoli. UH research shows that these parental directions can lead to lifelong overeating. The researchers, who published their findings in the journal Appetite, found that tactics such as bringing a positive attitude to the table and being responsive in the moment tend to be more successful in guiding children on paths to healthy eating.