Metaphors of the Union: Language in the State of the Union Address
In his 2014 State of the Union Address, President Obama used metaphors to explain inequality, the education system, and immigration. What do they mean?
Conversations
Immigration: The Disconnect Between Perception and Policy
Two-thirds of Americans believe the country’s current immigration policy needs at least major revisions. What that reform should look like varies, but not as much one might think.
The Psychology of the Union: The Minimum Wage, Inequality, Retirement, and Healthcare in the State of the Union Address
To better understand the science behind some of the key issues brought up by President Obama in his 2014 State of the Union Address, we caught up with Professor Michael Norton, whose research has focused on income inequality, the minimum wage, and the relationship between money and well-being.
Nudging the UK: A Conversation with David Halpern
The UK’s Behavioral Insights Team has generated a lot of attention around the world for using psychology to guide government spending. First, as skepticism, then as acclaim.
Q&A: Grit Psychologist Angela Duckworth Wins Genius Grant
We spoke with Angela Duckworth following the official announcement to talk about receiving the MacArthur award, her plans for the money, and what her lab is currently working on.
Conversation: George Slavich on Human Social Genomics
For a while science and society has understood the relationship between our genes and our environment as the story of genetic potential.