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Is Religion Just an Assortment of Gut Feelings?
The Huffington Post: The vast majority of the planet’s seven billion people ascribe to some kind of religious belief — that is, a faith in things that cannot be proven. This makes no sense from
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Why Even Radiologists Can Miss A Gorilla Hiding In Plain Sight
NPR: This story begins with a group of people who are expert at looking: the professional searchers known as radiologists. “If you watch radiologists do what they do, [you’re] absolutely convinced that they are like
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Study: False Memory Increases in Nonhabitual Consumers of Caffeine
The consumption of as little as 100 mg of caffeine elicits reliable changes in arousal and, in turn, false memories in individuals who do not habitually consume caffeine, according to a study.
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Relax! You’ll Be More Productive
The New York Times: Think for a moment about your typical workday. Do you wake up tired? Check your e-mail before you get out of bed? Skip breakfast or grab something on the run that’s
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Sure, I remember that
Marketplace: How accurate are our memories? Not as accurate as we’d like to think, especially when it comes to political events. This week, we look at the work of University of California, Irvine, researcher Elizabeth
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Learning and Memory the Focus of Presidential Symposium at 25th APS Annual Convention
How we learn and remember everything from simple behaviors to complex information has been a major topic of research for psychological scientists for well over a century. At the 25th APS Annual Convention, the Presidential
