Being cool is hard. And understanding what it means to be cool is also hard. A fair amount of psychological research in the last decades has been devoted to analyzing what it means to be cool. A very ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Study shows traits of cool people are surprisingly consistent across cultures, revealing a global understanding of what it means ...

If you’re baffled by TikTok or unfamiliar with Taylor Swift’s latest music don’t worry — one in two Americans feels “out of touch” with what’s cool. A new survey from Talker Research examined how ...

Being cool is more than just a state of mind. What exactly makes someone "cool?" Is it a rebellious attitude? Effortlessly good looks? Are they traits that are cultivated or simply part of a person's ...

“Cool” people across the world tend to have these six personality traits in common. “Am I cool?” is a question we’ve all probably asked ourselves at some point. Or, we may have wondered, “Do they like ...

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On a special episode (first released on August 27, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: Is coolness just a vibe—or something deeper? A new global study spanning 12 countries finds surprising common traits ...

The definition of “cool” would seem to be an ephemeral thing. (We’re not talking temperature here. We’re talking James Dean, Serena Williams, and Arthur Fonzarelli cool.) What inspires one to admire ...

'Cool' people share six common personality traits, a new study shows These traits are consistent across countries worldwide Being 'cool' is not the same as being 'good' MONDAY, July 7, 2025 (HealthDay ...

Across the world, the idea of being “cool” may sound like a fleeting label, but a large global study shows that it’s something deeper—and surprisingly consistent. From Australia to Nigeria, people ...