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Inside the Psychologist’s Studio: Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker is widely regarded as one of the world’s most influential scientific scholars. His work has spanned visual cognition, children’s language development, the neural bases of words and grammar, and the psychology of
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Inside the Psychologist’s Studio: Annette Karmiloff-Smith
Developmental psychology will become increasingly interdisciplinary, incorporating genetics, cell biology, the brain, the environment, and more, APS Board Member Annette Karmiloff-Smith projects in a just-released “Inside the Psychologist’s Studio” interview. Karmiloff-Smith, a highly influential developmental and cognitive neuroscientist, adds that she expects developmental researchers to devote increased attention to individual differences and environmental influences.
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Showcasing Psychological Science: A Conference for High School Students and Teachers
Many initiatives promote psychological science among college students and their teachers, but their high school counterparts often are left out. To address this issue, faculty at Marian University, with the support of the APS Fund for Teaching and Public Understanding of Psychological Science, created a conference to showcase psychological science and pedagogy for high school students and teachers in Indiana. To highlight the science of psychology, James McKeen Cattell APS Fellow Scott Lilienfeld (Emory University) and Leslie Ashburn-Nardo (Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis) discussed the differences between psychological science and pseudoscience.
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18th European Conference on Personality
The 18th European Conference on Personality (ECP), will be held in Timisoara (Romania), at the West University of Timisoara, July 19-23, 2016. The conference is co-organized by the European Association of Personality Psychology (EAPP) and the West University of Timisoara (WUT). The biennial ECP conference is among the most important events to promote and exchange the most exciting research in personality. For more information, visit the conference website. Important Dates for Submissions Submission opening date: November 15th, 2015 Submission deadline (paper, poster, symposium): February 1st, 2016 Feedback on abstract acceptance: April 15th, 2016
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Jeb Bush Was Wrong: There Are Many Careers for Psychological Scientists
By now, most of us have heard what Jeb Bush said in October about a psychology degree only preparing students to work in the fast-food industry. While behavioral scientists know that a psychology degree is in fact excellent preparation for a wide variety of jobs, Bush’s comment may reflect a broader lack of awareness about the incredibly diverse applications of degrees in psychological science. The Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology (SSCP) and APS have partnered to develop a searchable mentorship database that helps junior scientists connect with more established scientists to learn how psychological scientists can use their skills.
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Changing the Climate on Climate Change
A team of scientists highlight evidence-based “best practice” insights that stand to improve public policy and decision making on climate change.
