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.
Almost a fifth of all undergraduate students in America are the first in their families to go to college.
Consider the following two types of Ivy League admissions programs designed to grant special access to students: Affirmative action and legacy admissions.
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.
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.