The Everyday Supercommunicators Who Get Groups in Sync
Conversations that flow often have a person at the center who speaks less, asks more questions, and isn’t afraid to admit their own confusion.
March 11th, 2024
psychology
March 04th, 2024
A Cognitive Labor of Love
In this award-winning personal essay, sociologist Allison Daminger reflects on how her research on the division of household “cognitive labor” influences the decisions she makes in her own relationship.
February 25th, 2024
How Culture Shapes the Stories We Tell About Our Emotions
To capture human emotion in all its richness, we have to broaden where and how we study it.
December 20th, 2023
Behavioral Scientist’s Notable Books of 2023
Our list of noteworthy behavioral science books published in 2023.
October 25th, 2023
A Better Way to Ask for Advice
Don’t ask to pick someone’s brain. You’ll get better results from inviting them to retrace their route instead.
October 04th, 2023
The Intelligent Failure that Led to the Discovery of Psychological Safety
I don’t doubt that my failure to find support for the simple research hypothesis that guided my first study was the best thing that ever happened to my research career. Of course, it didn’t feel that way in the moment.
July 17th, 2023
How the Possibility Grid Can Help You Evaluate Evidence Better
The possibility grid is a universal tool to draw attention to what is absent. It alerts you to think about rates of success rather than stories of successes.
June 26th, 2023
Tap into the Wisdom of Your ‘Inner Crowd’
How taking the perspective of a friend you disagree with could help you make better estimates.
March 20th, 2023
Psychology’s Increased Rigor Is Good News. But Is It Only Good News?
We should have greater confidence than before that findings we read about in journals will replicate. What’s good about this is evident. But do we pay a price for increased rigor?
February 21st, 2023
Seeking a Science of Awe: A Conversation with Dacher Keltner
Awe, as in the chill-up-the-spine you might find in a poem, symphony, mountaintop, spiritual experience, or selfless act. In clever and imaginative ways, Keltner has researched what awe is and how it moves us.
