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Humans Are Dumb At Figuring Out How Smart Animals Are
If an animal is smart enough, should we treat it like a human? An abstract question, but one that found its way into a courtroom recently. A case bidding for consideration by the New York
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The Many Shapes of Applied Psychological Science
Their scientific work has contributed to safer skies, less stressful indoor environments, more engaging children’s toys, and much more. Meet six psychological scientists who have carved out innovative careers in applied research.
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New NSF-NIH Initiative on Smart and Connected Health
The National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation have launched a new interagency initiative dedicated to the topic of smart and connected health.
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The Secret behind One of the Greatest Success Stories in All of History
In Steven Pinker’s new book, Enlightenment Now, he argues that we live in the best of times—and must remain devoted to reason and humanism if that is to continue. In thinking about the state of
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Why Trying to Be Less Awkward Never Works
You know that thing where someone is walking toward you, and you move one way but so do they, then you move the other way but so do they, and you repeat this dance until
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Klatzky Named a Fellow at IEEE
APS Board Treasurer Robert Klatzky’s pioneering work on human perception in robotics and virtual environments has earned her Fellow status with the world’s largest organization of technical professionals.
