Stop Playing Devil’s Advocate, and Other Advice for Better Decision Making
A conversation with Charlan Nemeth about how we stand to benefit from dissent.
July 10th, 2018
relationships
June 22nd, 2018
How Not to “Take Up Space” While Taking Up Space
When a non-minority enters a minority space, such as a straight patron at a Pride parade or in a gay bar, where is the line between intruder and guest?
June 05th, 2018
Adam Grant: Understanding People Who Aren’t Like You
What insight from behavioral science has most changed how Adam Grant views others?
March 27th, 2018
The Happiness Boomerang Effect: When Positive Activities Backfire
Why do seemingly positive activities have negative consequences?
Should You Broadcast Your Charitable Side?
Are people viewed as more virtuous when they publicize their good deeds to others?
January 01st, 2018
The Assault on Empathy
With toys for children that declare their love and want to chat, we bring to life a longstanding fantasy that machines might be our companions, that they might seem to not only be smart, but also to care about us.
September 21st, 2017
How Can Evolutionary Psychology Help Explain Intimate Partner Violence?
At some point in their lifetime, 10 to 35 percent of people experience intimate partner violence. Why is violence such a pervasive feature of human relationships?
May 04th, 2015
SwatDeck, Diversity, and the Science of Networks
By bringing together four random students for an adventure in Philadelphia, could we rewire the social connections on our campus?
October 03rd, 2014
Clash: 8 Cultural Conflicts That Make Us Who We Are
Why did UN-led aid efforts in Sudan have such catastrophic consequences and why were aid workers so slow to recognize their mistake?
September 09th, 2014
Materially False: A Q&A with Tim Kasser about the Pursuit of the Good Life through Goods
As Madonna astutely noted in her 1984 song, we live in a material world.
