Weekend Science: Alcohol Makes People More Social

Saturday, August 18, 2012 - 11:40 in Psychology & Sociology

Urban legend says that alcohol is a social icebreaker - and we want to believe, given our preference for commercials where impossibly attractive young people converge on some beach and all have a fantastic time, which is in contrast to actual beer gatherings where a lot of fights and arrests occur.(1)Want to look like this?  Drink alcohol. Credit: Shutterstock read more

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