The Benefits of Admitting When You Don’t Know
We all might be a bit better off by learning to say “I disagree with myself” every now and then.
April 30th, 2018
education
July 12th, 2017
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?
May 22nd, 2017
Bringing Sociology Back
Behavioral scientists can answer some questions better via a collaborative approach.
June 21st, 2016
Can We Nudge Parents to Read to Their Kids?
In an increasingly busy world, many parents have a hard time regularly engaging with their kids.
February 22nd, 2016
The Bias Against Creativity
As Asimov declared in his famous 1959 essay on creativity and idea generation, “The world in general disapproves of creativity.”
June 13th, 2015
Teachers Like You Like You: How Finding Common Ground Could Help Close the Achievement Gap
We like people like ourselves. Scientists call it the homophily principle, which states that like birds, people tend to flock with others who look and think and act like themselves.
December 15th, 2014
Affirming Their Way to the Top: How A Small Intervention Could Help Close the Social Class Achievement Gap
Almost a fifth of all undergraduate students in America are the first in their families to go to college.
August 04th, 2014
The Rejected Student Who Didn’t Complain
Consider the following two types of Ivy League admissions programs designed to grant special access to students: Affirmative action and legacy admissions.
November 14th, 2013
Textbook of the Future?
College education is too expensive, and textbooks are part of the problem. This is the thinking that motivated two psychologists to create an online platform to provide up-to-date, fully-customizable text books, for free.
October 16th, 2013
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.
