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A Science We Can Believe In
APS, our Board and our Members are against scientific misconduct… at least (by my estimate — more on that below) 98.03 percent of them are. Does this sound like something newsworthy enough to devote a
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Warum der Eiffelturm von links kleiner ist
bild der wissenschaft: Die Körperhaltung beeinflusst Schätzungen Wie hoch schätzen Sie den Eiffelturm? Weniger als 300 Meter? Falls ja – die tatsächliche Höhe liegt etwas über 324 Meter – sollte Sie einmal auf Ihre Körperhaltung
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Mind-Body Mindblower: Posture Affects Estimates
Scientific American: How many Michael Jackson songs do you think became Number 1 hits? How tall do you think the Eiffel Tower is? How good is your posture? Believe it or not, how you sit
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Creative thinkers ‘more likely to cheat’ as they can dream up more imaginative defences
Daily Mail: Creative thinkers are more likely to cheat as they can come up with elaborate explanations to justify their actions, researchers claim. The psychologists tested a range of students and found that those with
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Michael Gazzaniga: “Who’s in Charge: Free Will and the Science of the Brain”
The Diane Rehm Show: Recent research in neuroscience suggests that much of what we do is hard wired.It’s tempting to believe that further research will eventually demonstrate that physical properties of the brain fully control
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Can you catch stress?
AOL UK: Are you surrounded by stressed-out colleagues complaining about their jobs, or friends whining about their boyfriends? Then watch out, because their stress and anxiety is as contagious as a common cold. That’s the
