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Why Outfitting Police in Military Uniforms Encourages Brutality
APS Member/Author: Adam Galinsky As protests over the systemic brutality by law enforcement against Black Americans continue, an enduring image will be of a blue wall of police, outfitted in helmets and riot gear, prepared to stamp out would-be violence. In cities from Seattle to Boston, officers have been covered head-to-toe in battle-ready gear accessorized with batons, shields, and various firearms, appearing more suited to take on a hostile nation’s insurgents than protestors on U.S. soil. In many cases—and most prominently in Lafayette Square near the White House—initially calm police behavior transformed into aggression.
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NIH Requests Public Feedback to Enhance Research Involving Animal Studies
NIH has charged a working group of the Advisory Committee to the NIH Director with “assessing and making recommendations to enhance the reproducibility and rigor of animal research.
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NSF Invites Pandemic Research for its Civic Innovation Challenge
NSF’s update designates pandemic research as an appropriate research field for participation in the CIVIC through the resilience track.
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Stemming the Spread of Misinformation on Social Media
A simple ‘nudge’ encourages people to share more truthful COVID-19 content online. [July 2, 2020]
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New Content From Perspectives on Psychological Science
A sample of articles on antisocial disorders, data analysis, a mindfulness model, a model of moral contagion, scientific collaboration, and social neuroscience.
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Register now for the July Kauffman Early- Stage Research Professional Development Session!
The next virtual Kauffman Early-Stage Research Professional Development session will take place on July 31 from 1 pm -2 p.m.
