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Getting Into a Benefactor’s Head
The New York Times: Jen Shang understands the power of prayer — to open wallets. Ms. Shang, who bills herself as the only philanthropic psychologist in the world, recently advised a religious organization to tinker
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Teen Sex Study Links Age At First Sexual Experience To Romantic Relationships In Adulthood
The Huffington Post: When it comes to sex, “late bloomers” may have a better shot at finding happiness in romantic relationships later in life, according to new research conducted at the University of Texas at
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The smell of fear is real and it’s contagious, study claims
The Boston Globe: “These findings are contrary to the commonly accepted assumption that human communication runs exclusively via language or visual channels,” said Gün Semin and colleagues from Utrecht University in the Netherlands in a
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Study: Variation in the Smell of Our Sweat Can Convey Fear or Disgust
The Atlantic: PROBLEM: Some animals can communicate their emotional states through chemical signals called chemosignals. Can human animals do so as well? METHODOLOGY: Researcher Gün Semin and company at Utrecht University in the Netherlands induced
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To Regift or Not to Regift, That Is the Question
The Huffington Post: I admit it: I’m a chronic regifter. There are few things in life that give me more pleasure than finding a new home for an item that’s just taking up space in
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NSF Seeks New Director for Behavioral and Social Science Programs
The National Science Foundation’s is initiating a national search for the Assistant Director for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE), Myron Gutmann has served in this position, with distinction, since November 2009. The Assistant Director