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Analyzing Data
In scientific experiments as in architecture, it’s all about design. Patrick Onghena studies methodology and statistics in order to help other investigators properly set up their studies and analyze their results. He is especially interested
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Serving Humanity: Saths Cooper on the 30th International Congress of Psychology
The International Congress of Psychology (ICP) is a meeting held every four years to bring together psychological scientists from around the globe. The 30th ICP will be held July 22-27, 2012 in Cape Town, South
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Michael Smith Dances His PhD
If you’re a PhD student with mad dancing skills, Science and TEDxBrussels have the contest for you. Dance Your PhD is again offering $1,000 for the best video. This example may provide just the inspiration
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A Moveable Feast
How the Mind Perceives Taste You might call the Presidential Symposium at the APS 22nd Annual Convention a three-course meal. As an appetizer, the audience ate lemons and strawberries as part of a test on
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Psychology is a Hub Science
In an issue of the magazine Scientific American, the editors observed that “whenever we run articles on social topics, some readers protest that we should stick to ‘real’ science” (The Peculiar Institution, 2002, p. 8).
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The Tradition of Experimentalism in Psychology
It sometimes makes sense to examine a discipline in terms of what I am tempted to call its “tribal customs.” By this I mean its habitual, frequently unexamined, ways of doing its everyday activities and
