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How old do you feel inside?
Chicago Tribune: Those of us lucky enough to grow old must contend with the miserable stereotypes of what it’s like: the frailty, the forgetfulness, the early bird specials. But in aging, as in many things
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Can You Raise Your IQ? Yes, If You Think You Can
ABC News: If you think you can, you probably can. If you think you can’t, you probably can’t. New research shows that it’s how you think about your level of intelligence and your ability to
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Managing The Psychological Bias Against Creativity
Forbes: You come up with a great new idea at work, or at home. Or a political leader actually tries something “new and different” when faced with a previously intractable problem. But then, rather than
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Fields for Psychology
Before I begin, I want to make a confession: Our Psychology Department has a research participant pool that my lab takes full advantage of each term. There’s an aesthetic appeal from a well-designed, nicely controlled
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Culture and Health
Where we come from and the cultural environment we were raised in has a big impact on many aspects of our lives. James Jackson’s research focuses on how culture influences our health (both mental and
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A Bias Against Creativity?
Vincent Van Gogh may be the most famous unappreciated artist of all time. Indeed, he was a failed painter, selling only two of his more than 2000 works during his lifetime. Yet his vibrant post-Impressionist
