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Congress Stops NIH From Implementing New Clinical Trials Policy
Congress has directed NIH to delay a new policy that would reclassify basic research involving humans as “clinical trials”, a change that APS opposed.
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Cambridge Analytica Scandal Casts Spotlight on Psychographics
A political data firm’s use of Facebook data for targeted messaging reveals the exploitation of psychometric data that some psychological scientists have warned about.
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2-week Summer School in Nonlinear Dynamics in Life Sciences
Applications to Neuroscience and Psychology June 18-29, 2018; hosted at McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada We are pleased to announce a 2-week summer school in theory and applications of nonlinear dynamics in neuroscience and psychology. The program includes tutorials by experts in nonlinear dynamics, computer lab applications, and trainee presentations. Travel funds are available; housing and food costs are included.
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Why Bad News Compels Us to Take Action
How people handle sunk costs may depend, at least in part, on whether pursuing a new course of action is framed as the more active or inactive option.
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Studies in Swollen Heads: What Causes Overconfidence?
A set of experiments demonstrates how people can underestimate or forget about the importance of practicing an activity in order to do it well.
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Steven Pinker’s Work Continues to Dazzle Bill Gates
Billionaire philanthropist Gates is touting his admiration for APS William James Fellow Steven Pinker’s newest book, Enlightenment Now
