History

All the (Pseudo)Science That’s Fit to Print

By Evan Nesterak

“Behind the ears, and directly above the Mastoid Process, is located a brain organ by the name of Vitativeness.”

Psychologists Go to War

By John Greenwood

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.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Call for Social Science in the Civil Rights Movement

By Max Nesterak

In September 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr. took the podium at the American Psychological Association’s Annual Convention in Washington D.C. to deliver a speech challenging social scientists to actively work to end racism.