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May/June 2013 Rising Stars
This month, we conclude a multi-part APS series profiling Rising Stars in psychological science. The series, which began in the March issue of the Observer, highlights young luminaries in the field of psychological science. Eliza Visit Page
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Extreme Political Attitudes May Stem From an Illusion of Understanding
Having to explain how a political policy works leads people to express less extreme attitudes toward the policy, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The Visit Page
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“Consult Your Physician Immediately If …”
The Huffington Post: It’s difficult to turn on the TV today without seeing an advertisement for one drug or another. That’s not surprising, since drug makers spend billions of dollars each year to promote their Visit Page
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The Bystanders Who Could Be Heroes
The New York Times: When the bombs went off at the Boston Marathon, the crowd scattered. But some people ran toward the carnage, so they could help the wounded. Even in everyday situations, bystanders have Visit Page
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Linda Bartoshuk
University of Florida William James Fellow Award Linda Bartoshuk is an international leader in taste research and a pioneer in developing new methods of psychophysical scaling. Her brilliant work has focused on the genetic variations Visit Page
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For Obesity, the Future Is Now
The Huffington Post: Obesity is largely a failure of self-control. I know it’s possible to quibble about calories and carbs and dietary fat, but fundamentally, obesity comes down to valuing fattening foods today, in this Visit Page
