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When To Say Yes To The Messy Desk
Forbes: Albert Einstein famously quipped, “If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” While the Nobel laureate was obviously advocating for the benefits
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How “tightness” vs “looseness” explains the U.S. political map
The Washington Post: We are forever in search of ways to better understand the cultural differences in our country that lead us to such divergent politics. A new paper by two psychology professors at the
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Personal Judgments Are Swayed by Group Opinion, but Only for 3 Days
We all want to feel like we’re free-thinking individuals, but there’s nothing like the power of social pressure to sway an opinion. New research suggests that people do change their own personal judgments so that they
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Will the Great Recession Spawn Humble CEOs?
For years, social scientists have been interested in narcissism among America’s corporate titans. Narcissistic CEOs are known for their self-promotion, excessive self-regard, and tendency to draw attention to themselves. They also tend to embrace risk
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More Teenage Boys Get Jobs as Baby Sitters, Find Parents Are Fans
The Wall Street Journal: Baby sitter wanted. Lightsaber experience, basketball skills and willingness to wrestle are a plus. With more families entrusting young children to the care of male baby sitters, teenage boys—many who couldn’t
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Professors are Prejudiced, too
The New York Times IN the world of higher education, we professors like to believe that we are free from the racial and gender biases that afflict so many other people in society. But is