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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
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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
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Can Happiness Lead to Thievery?
A psychological study suggests that happy people may have an easier time in justifying their own immoral behavior.
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“Consult your physician immediately if . . .”
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 treatments for depression
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Weighing the Risks
No one can know everything; in our daily lives, we make do with the best information we can get. Psychological scientists are working to understand how people choose to learn facts about the world when
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How to improve decision-making and keep from getting sidetracked
Minnesota Public Radio – The Daily Circuit: The McMaster’s DeGroote School of Business study shows that companies with women on their boards get better results. The cooperative form of decision-making that women leaders engage in
