Making the Social Leap: A Conversation on How Our Psychology Evolved
How we conceive of behaviors like self-control, overconfidence, and happiness today bears little resemblance to their evolutionary origins, argues psychologist William von Hippel.
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Dave Nussbaum
Dave Nussbaum is the senior science editor at the Behavioral Scientist and director of communications at the Behavioral Science & Policy Association. He is also an adjunct associate professor of behavioral science at the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago. He has been the managing editor of the blog for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology since 2014. He received his B.A. from Yale University and earned Ph.D. in social psychology from Stanford University.
Tight and Loose Cultures: A Conversation with Michele Gelfand
Life can look quite different when a culture’s enforcement of norms is tight or loose.
Designing to Avoid “Ordinary Unethicality”: A Q&A with Yuval Feldman
How can we design laws in ways that don’t invite unethical behavior from ordinary people?
Sudden-Death Aversion
Seconds left on the clock and a decision to make: Do you kick a field and head to overtime or risk a two-point conversion for the immediate win?
Harnessing the Power of Prosocial Emotions for Our Future Selves
In his new book, David DeSteno explores how certain prosocial emotions, such as gratitude, compassion, and pride, can help us succeed in life when things like rationality and willpower power fall short.
Fifty Ways to Leave Your Economy Fundamentally Transformed
Tim Harford, better known to some as the Undercover Economist, brings the dismal science to life through brilliant storytelling and lively prose in his books, articles, and radio shows.
Status Check: What Does It Mean to Be Popular?
In his recent book, Popular: The Power of Likeability in a Status-Obsessed World, psychology professor Mitch Prinstein unpacks the science behind popularity.
A Conversation with Malcolm Gladwell: Revisiting Brown v. Board
Was the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board based too much on the psychological harm that segregation caused and not enough on the structural inequality that continues to this day?