Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From Lagos to Cape Town, Santiago to Seoul, people want to be cool. “Cool” is a word we hear everywhere – in music, in fashion, on ...

A global study involving nearly 6,000 participants from 12 countries has revealed that people around the world share similar ideas about what makes someone 'cool'. According to Phys.org, the research ...

A new study published in June 2025 has quantified “cool.” The study, published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, isolated six specific traits exhibited by people that contribute to others’ ...

Six traits can determine your ‘it’ factor, according to researchers who measured coolness around the globe. By Christina Caron Is there a secret sauce that helps explain why people as different as ...

What does it take to be considered “cool” in this day and age? A new study has interviewed people around the world to find out. From hedonistic tendencies to having extroverted and adventurous ...

An international team of researchers may have just cracked the code for what makes someone “cool.” And no matter where you live, the personality traits that make someone “cool” appear to be consistent ...