Doing Less Is Hard, Especially When We’re Overwhelmed
The more we have on our minds the harder it becomes to do less. But there’s hope.
February 06th, 2023
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June 28th, 2022
The Supreme Court Overturned Roe. Will Americans’ Views Toward Abortion Change?
We’ve spent the past few years trying to understand the social psychological impact of major Supreme Court decisions. Here’s what our data suggest about the Dobbs v. Jackson ruling.
June 22nd, 2022
How Psychology Could Change the Way We Understand Consent
The is more to consent than its legal definition. Understanding how people experience consent has important implications for a variety of social issues, including medical decisions and interactions with law enforcement.
April 05th, 2022
Incorrect Ideas About ‘Why We Work’ Warp Our Organizations … And Our Views of Human Nature
Barry Schwartz on why we work and what the dismal state of our workplaces tells us about the power of our theories of human nature to shape our world—even if those theories are false.
October 11th, 2021
We Need to Change the Way We Talk about Climate Change
The way we talk about climate change burns and bums people out. Here’s what we should do instead.
April 26th, 2021
Should Video Lectures Be the New Normal in Higher Ed?
What a new meta-analysis shows about the ways video and in-person instruction influence student learning.
November 02nd, 2020
Daydreaming Might Make You More Creative—But It Depends on What You Daydream About
We all daydream all the time, but not all daydreaming is equal. While most mundane mind wandering won’t prompt inspiration, new research suggests that frequently engaging in certain kinds of daydreams might lead to greater creativity.
December 03rd, 2019
Pursuing the Psychological Building Blocks of Music
Humans are wired to produce and understand music, suggest researchers in an ambitious new study. Despite the evidence, not everyone is likely to be convinced.
May 22nd, 2017
Psychologists Go to War
The work of a key group of psychologists initiated the largest program of psychological testing attempted to that date, but also provided powerful impetus for two movements: the call for immigration quotas and the sterilization of the feebleminded.
June 09th, 2015
If Your Psychotherapist Were A Behavioral Economist
It’s easy to feel like you’re the only one. The only one who has trouble finding a significant other, remembering to call your mother, or dealing with your teenage son or daughter when they bring home a dud.
