Tag: psychology
How to combat racial bias: Start in childhood
Gail Heyman, University of California, San Diego
Racial bias can seem like an intractable problem. Psychologists and other social scientists have had difficulty finding effective...
Scientists join forces to save Puerto Rico’s ‘Monkey Island’
Alexandra Rosati, University of Michigan
“00O made it!” There was some news to celebrate on Sept. 28 in the email chain of scientists who work...
Babies can learn the value of persistence by watching grownups stick...
Julia Leonard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
You’re at home trying to make fresh tomato sauce, but can’t seem to get the tomatoes out of their...
Postpartum depression can affect dads – and their hormones may be...
Darby Saxbe, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Postpartum depression has become more visible as celebrity moms including Brooke...
The psychological benefits – and trappings – of nostalgia
Krystine Batcho, Le Moyne College
In his song “Time Was,” counterculture singer Phil Ochs reminisces about a past “when a man could build a home,...
For restaurants looking to boost profits, it’s often about everything but...
Frank T. McAndrew, Knox College
Staying one step ahead of the competition in the hypercompetitive restaurant industry requires more than simply tinkering with...
What’s behind TV bingeing’s bad rap?
Elizabeth Cohen, West Virginia University
Call it Netflix’s spring binge.
At the end of March, Netflix released the critically acclaimed “13 Reasons...
Do you look like your name?
Anne-Laure Sellier, HEC School of Management – Université Paris-Saclay
Most parents can remember the subtle mix of excitement and anxiety accompanying the choice...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a...
Dan Salas, University of Illinois Chicago
There’s a well-worn debate in U.S. politics that goes something like this: Would...
