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Older People Become What They Think, Study Shows
The New York Times: All of us have beliefs — many of them subconscious, dating back to childhood — about what it means to get older. Psychologists call these “age stereotypes.” And, it turns out
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How to Attack the Gender Wage Gap? Speak Up
The New York Times: ANNIE HOULE, grandmother of seven, holds up a stack of pink dollar bills. “How many of you know about the wage gap?” she asks a roomful of undergraduates, almost all of
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Psychological Science Gains Currency in the BrainBank
In 2011, APS Fellow Bruce Hood presented the Royal Institution of Great Britain Christmas Lectures. The Christmas Lectures, which have been held each year since 1825, are a series of talks on a single theme
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To Tell Its Story, Red Cross Goes to Those It Helped
The New York Times: The American Red Cross has commissioned a new public service advertising campaign to raise money in the holiday season by showing how the organization helps people facing problems other than major
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“Building Bridges” APS Convention Travel Award
APS is pleased to announce the NIDCR “Building Bridges” APS Convention Travel Award given by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (part of the National Institutes of Health). This award is intended to
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On Facebook, Bad With the Good
The New York Times: Like many women these days, Aran Hissam, 35, of Melbourne, Fla., posted the news that she was pregnant on Facebook. On the morning of an ultrasound last year, she debated on