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How to Get Your Kids to Tell the Truth
New York Magazine: Only a social scientist would look at a classic, beloved children’s story about the importance of honesty and ask, “I wonder if this is an empirically effective way to reduce lying in
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The Best Way to Predict the Future
BBC: Cast your mind back across the turbulent events of recent history. Did you foresee President Obama’s election before he was even elected as a Democratic candidate – or did you back Hillary Clinton? How
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New Research From Psychological Science
Read about the latest research published in Psychological Science: Brief Periods of Auditory Perceptual Training Can Determine the Sensory Targets of Speech Motor Learning Daniel R. Lametti, Sonia A. Krol, Douglas M. Shiller, and David J.
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The Fault in Our Stars
The Wall Street Journal: World Cup fans, take note: If your team loses, the problem may be too much talent. Of course, teams benefit from great players. Still, a new study from researchers on both
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Classroom Decorations Can Distract Young Students
Scientific American: Remember your kindergarten classroom? The maps on the wall, the charts of the seasons on bulletin boards, the alphabet over the blackboard? I know I spent hours staring at the brightly colored decorations—and
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Football Teams with Too Much Talent May Lose Out
Business Standard: Are you betting for the team with maximum top-notch stars this FIFA World Cup in Brazil? Read on. Contrary to popular belief, researchers have found that after a certain point, the addition of more
