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Nudity Found to Offer New Social Benefits
Scientific American: When meeting someone for the first time, your impression of that person may be different if you meet that person at a formal dinner party, a cocktail party, or a pool party. These
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Dealing With Burnout, Which Doesn’t Always Stem From Overwork
The New York Times: IT’S the end of the year, and lots of us are feeling a little overwhelmed. Tired, unfocused and ready to take a nice break with our families (or away from our
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Insiders and Outsiders
When social groups interact, notions of “insiders” and “outsiders” develop. Using a variety of approaches – psychological, physiological, and neurobiological – Valerie Purdie-Vaughns seeks to understand relationships between social groups and reduce intergroup bias and
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Liberals, conservatives differ in estimating consensus within their group
MinnPost: As I’ve mentioned before in this column, recent years have seen an explosion of research into the psychological underpinnings of the ideological differences between liberals and conservatives. These studies have found in general that
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7 Science-Backed Reasons Why Generosity Is Good For Your Health
The Huffington Post: Giving of yourself — whether it be your time, energy or money — isn’t just a boon to those you’re helping. A wealth of research shows that generosity can also have benefits
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Irony in Our Diets: Stigmatizing Obesity Increases Overeating
Pacific Standard: Numerous causes contribute to the nation’s obesity epidemic, including our increasingly sedentary lifestyles and the easy availability of high-calorie foods. Newly published research points to another, less-obvious factor that appears to be exacerbating