Behavioral Scientist’s Notable Books of 2023
Our list of noteworthy behavioral science books published in 2023.
December 20th, 2023
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July 24th, 2018
How Would People Behave in Milgram’s Experiment Today?
Half of a century ago, Milgram’s experiments cast doubt on Americans’ sense of moral exceptionalism. Has anything changed the “banality of evil”?
August 03rd, 2017
The Long and Winding Road: 125 years of the American Psychological Association
The road to APA’s 125th year was not a straightforward march of like-minded professionals towards a common goal.
December 16th, 2014
Senate Report Calls CIA Tactics Inhumane and Ineffective, Details Unethical Application of Psychology
The Senate Intelligence Committee’s investigation into the Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) interrogation program following 9/11 details a horrifying program of physical and psychological torture that they argue was ineffective in eliciting new intelligence.
September 09th, 2014
How Psychology Can Help Ferguson Heal
As a nation, we must commit to the complex and difficult work of change. Change can start with our willingness to talk honestly with each other and to have difficult dialogues regarding race relations and the persistence of racial bias in this country.
November 07th, 2013
New Report Links Psychologists and Medical Professionals to Detainee Abuse
A report published this week alleges U.S. military psychologists and medical professionals not only participated in, but also designed and facilitated, the torture and inhumane interrogation of U.S. military detainees.
July 25th, 2013
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.
