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The Bad Science Reporting Effect
The Chronicle of Higher Education: The press coverage of the so-called “QWERTY effect” in early March left me somewhat worried that it is so easy to publish bad science, but absolutely appalled at the state
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3 Parenting Dilemmas SOLVED
Men’s Health: It’s no small feat beating TV and video games in the battle for your kids’ attention, but here’s one way to win: Just point your finger. In a new study, University of Virginia
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Suppressing Feelings of Compassion Makes People Feel Less Moral
It’s normal to not always act on your sense of compassion—for example, by walking past a beggar on the street without giving them any money. Maybe you want to save your money or avoid engaging
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Personality Can Change Over Time, Study Suggests
The Huffington Post: According to a new study, grouches don’t necessarily remain grouches for the rest of their lives. Findings published in the journal Social Indicators Research suggest that people’s personalities can change over time
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Problem Solving in a Doggy Age
San Francisco Chronicle: Allow me to quote from the first paragraph of an article on the site Science Daily: “Stuck solving a problem? Seek the obscure, says Tony McCaffrey, a psychology PhD from the University
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Just 60 Seconds of Combat Impairs Memory
Just 60 seconds of all-out physical exertion in a threatening situation can seriously damage the memories of those involved for many details of the incident, according to a new study of police officers. Police officers
