The Ubiquity of Metaphor
Across all cultures and languages, humans use metaphors to describe diverse concepts such as time, crime, emotions, and motion. But metaphors are more than just eloquent descriptions.
Psychology
The Importance of Psychology in the Public Sphere
When I wrote an article for The Atlantic about a year ago arguing for the importance of a Council of Psychological Advisors, I was motivated by frustration that policy makers fail to take advantage of the best that psychology has to offer when it comes to formulating and implementing public policy.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Call for Social Science in the Civil Rights Movement
In September 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr. took the podium at the American Psychological Association’s Annual Convention in Washington D.C. to deliver a speech challenging social scientists to actively work to end racism.