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The Smartest Way to Overcome an Obstacle
The Huffington Post: Few important things in life come easy. Starting in school, there are days where assignments just don’t go well. That concept you thought you had nailed in class has flown from your
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What’s the Skinny on “Fat Talk”?
In case you missed it, the cameras were rolling at the APS 23rd Annual Convention in Washington, DC. Watch Taylor Locker from the University of Florida present her poster session research on “Fat Talk”: Who’s
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How to find true friends (and love) in 45 minutes
WIRED UK: Can you make someone become intimately close to you — even fall in love with you — in less than an hour? Just ask Arthur Aron. Dr Aron — known to friends as
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You’re Just One in 7 Billion!
Did you take a deep breath before pushing and shoving your way into a crowded train this morning? Stepped on a few toes or nerves perhaps? Phew, well, if you thought dodging elbows and trying
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RAND Summer Institute
RAND is pleased to announce the 19th annual RAND Summer Institute (RSI). RSI consists of two annual conferences that address critical issues facing our aging population. The Mind-Medical School for Social Scientists will be held
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Basic Human Nature: Can It Be Changed?
The Wall Street Journal: “You can’t change human nature.” The old cliché draws support from the persistence of human behavior in new circumstances. Shakespeare’s plays reveal that no matter how much language, technology and mores