Tag: psychology
Do we actually grow from adversity?
Eranda Jayawickreme, Wake Forest University and Frank J. Infurna, Arizona State University
In our culture, there’s this idea that enduring a tragedy can be good...
Why we love big, blood-curdling screams
Frank T. McAndrew, Knox College
Of all the sounds humans produce, nothing captures our attention quite like a good scream.
They’re a regular feature of horror...
Why a computer will never be truly conscious
Subhash Kak, Oklahoma State University
Many advanced artificial intelligence projects say they are working toward building a conscious machine, based on the idea that brain...
We’re increasingly bombarded with choices – and it’s stressing us out
Thomas Saltsman, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Log onto Netflix, and you’ll be presented with a menu of nearly 6,000 titles....
It’s high time someone studied marijuana taxes – so we did
Muhammad Salar Khan, George Mason University
Consumers don’t seem to mind paying sales taxes on things like food and clothing. Marijuana may be a different...
How nine days underwater helps scientists understand what life on a...
Csilla Ari D`Agostino, University of South Florida
As NASA prepares to return to the Moon in the next couple of years and possibly even establish...
‘I’ll have what she’s having’ – how and why we copy...
Kelly L. Haws, Vanderbilt University; Brent McFerran, Simon Fraser University, and Peggy Liu, University of Pittsburgh
Imagine you’re dining out at a casual restaurant with...
Stop blaming video games for mass killings
Christopher J. Ferguson, Stetson University
In the wake of the El Paso shooting on Aug. 3 that left 22 dead and dozens injured, a...
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What’s an index fund?
Jordan Schoenfeld, Georgetown University
The creation of the index fund in 1975 revolutionized investing, lowering costs for millions of ordinary investors.
Their inventor John Bogle died...
