Gigi Hadid, current Balmain babe, Victoria's Secret Angel, and Versace ad star, had a very different career path in mind before becoming the model of the moment. "I've always been interested in [criminal psychology]. First I wanted to be a doctor," she revealed in a recent interview. "Then I wanted to be a forensic scientist."But there was one problem with Hadid's plan to one day professionally reenact her favorite CSI episodes: the amount of time it takes to get there. "To be a forensic scientist means you have to go to school for eight years. I was like, 'Over that!'" she admitted. "I >>>

Researchers found that you should buy presents that reflect your 'true self'Gifts that you think someone will like often leads to disappointment'Bundle gift' approach tends to devalue the price of the more expensive giftBy Tom Wyke for MailOnline Published: 14:07 GMT, 13 December 2015 | Updated: 17:14 GMT, 13 December 2015 55 View comments Choosing a Christmas gift is always a stressful time but scientists say it should be surprisingly easier than you think, >>>

Can striking the proper pose put you in good standing for the rest of your life? Our Cover Story is reported now by Rita Braver:Forty-three-year-old psychologist Amy Cuddy is an Internet sensation. It all began when she was tapped to give a prestigious TED Talk in 2012. "We make sweeping judgments and inferences from body language, and those judgments can predict really meaningful life outcomes, like who we hire or promote, who we ask out on a date."And Cuddy notes, "When you pretend to be powerful, you are more likely to actually feel powerful."Using images of everyone from >>>

Men commit over 85% of all homicides in the United States, 91% of all same-sex homicides and 97% of all same-sex homicides in which the victim and killer aren’t related to each other.These startling statistics are driven home with each new mass shooting (though the most recent tragedy in San Bernardino, California is a bit unusual in that a married couple were the shooters).In any event, politicians and the media are trotting out the usual suspects to explain the tragedy, whether it’s the lack of attention paid to mental illness or the easy availability of guns.But these explanations dance >>>

"It's good to give them a head start by pointing them towards something they can find quickly, such as a landmark,” explained Micha Elsner for the hard of thinking. "Here we show for the first time that people are quicker to find a hard-to-see person in an image when the directions mention a prominent landmark first,” added Dr Alasdair Clarke, just in case we’re still not clear. The research was conducted using the Where's Wally? children's books (told you it was high brow). To find out which directions were clearest, volunteers were asked to focus on a particular human figure >>>

LONDON, Dec 12:  Becoming a model was not Gigi Hadid’s career choice always as she dreamed of becoming a forensic scientist. The 20-year-old model, who started her career when she was 17, had moved to New York three years ago to study criminal psychology but could not continue, reported Female First. “I’ve always been interested in (criminal psychology). First I wanted to be a doctor. Then I wanted to be a forensic scientist. But to be a forensic scientist means you have to go to school for eight years. “I was like, ‘Over that.’ I realized what I enjoyed was trying >>>

ICYMI Health features what we're reading this week. This week, we read two unusual pieces that expanded the way we think about disordered eating. One article explored the cultural factors stacked up against women from immigrant families with eating disorders -- particularly the mismatch between parents forcing food on them (while simultaneously expecting them to be slim), and the pervasive misconception that anorexia is a white woman's problem. The other, a first-person essay, took a deep dive into anorexia's role in literature and history, shining a light on writing by "glamorous" female anorexics >>>

STEVE Cook has revealed how he is steadily getting to grips with the rigours of Premier League football – by harnessing the power of psychology. The Cherries defender has experienced mixed fortunes in his maiden top-flight campaign with arguably the greatest contrast arriving in his past two outings. Cook was substituted at half-time when Cherries drew 3-3 with Everton before playing a key role in last Saturday’s 1-0 win at champions Chelsea. But on the back of intense work on his pre-match mindset, the 24-year-old reckons he is ready to dispel any lingering >>>

Becoming a model was not Gigi Hadid's career choice always as she dreamed of becoming a forensic scientist. The 20-year-old model, who started her career when she was 17, had moved to New York three years ago to study criminal psychology but could not continue, reported Female First. "I've always been interested in (criminal psychology). First I wanted to be a doctor. Then I wanted to be a forensic scientist. But to be a forensic scientist means you have to go to school for eight years. "I was like, 'Over that.' I realized what I enjoyed was trying to unravel people's >>>

The 20-year-old model - who signed to modelling agency IMG when she was 17 - moved to NY three years ago to study criminal psychology after rejecting her initial plans because they were too intensive. "Now I've just been throwing myself at work, I've worked harder than ever this year, I've travelled like insane, I've experienced everything I wanted to experience". "But to be a forensic scientist means you have to go to school for eight years", Gigi was quoted as saying by Vogue magazine, reports femalefirst.co.uk.Hadid dropped out of the course final yr after her modelling commitments grew an excessive >>>