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Cool Kids Lose, Though It May Take A Few Years
NPR: Parents, teachers and cheesy after-school specials have long tried to convince kids that being cool and popular isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. Now scientists are chiming in as well. Dating, flouting
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Redskin Psychology: The Origins of Cruel Caricatures
The Huffington Post: On prime time TV this week, during halftime of the NBA playoff game, the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation of California ran a paid advertisement to protest cultural stereotyping of Native Americans. The two-minute
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An Office for Introverts
The Atlantic: Open offices were supposed to liberate us from cubicle-land. In the 1960s, the German design group Quickborner decided that grouping desks together would increase efficiency and de-emphasize status. They dubbed it Bürolandschaft, or “office landscape.” Open plans are also meant
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Workplace Ostracism More Distressing Than Harassment
Being ignored, excluded, or overlooked at work inflicts more damage on our physical and mental health than does being harassed, a new study shows. Canadian researchers found that while most people consider workplace ostracism more
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Look Angry If You Want People to Give In
Discovery News: Remember the middle-school taunt: “Is that a threat … or a promise?” If you want to get the most out of a threat in the adult world, don’t let there be any question
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Does Your Personality Drive You to Express Lanes?
At least 12 US cities now have priced managed lanes on their highways. Also known as “express lanes” or “high-occupancy lanes,” these roadways are designed to manage traffic volume by offering priced, premium access. In
