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.
Books
What Does It Mean to Be a Patriot?
Imagine you got up one morning and went through your normal routine—as you crack open the newspaper, you are met with an alarming headline: The Statue of Liberty Has Been Attacked.
How Other People Influence You and Why That’s Ok
Jonah Berger examines our constant struggle to be not too different and not too similar.
Infans economicus: Is There Something Disturbing About How Babies Respond to Incentives?
“The disturbing thing scientists learned when they bribed babies with graham crackers” read a Washington Post headline. Ready to be disturbed with the best of them, I read on.
Achieving Peak Performance: A Conversation with Anders Ericsson
We recently spoke with Anders Ericsson about the misconception of 10,000 Hour-Rule, the misguided emphasis on talent, and what it takes to achieve expertise.
If You’re Given Three Wishes, Don’t Forget About Happiness
Success first, then happiness, we tell ourselves. But perhaps we’ve got it backwards.