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APS Fellows Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Five APS Fellows, including APS Past President Henry L. “Roddy” Roediger, III, have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. APS Fellows
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Group Rituals Can Make Us Biased Against Outsiders
Engaging in basic rituals — even arbitrary movements — can make us more likely to trust those who share the same ritual and less likely to trust those who don’t.
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New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of new research exploring antecedents and consequences of anger and disgust and coordinated herding behavior among multiple agents.
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Multilab Replication Project Examines Cooperation Under Time Pressure
A large-scale replication effort aimed to reproduce a 2012 study showing that people forced to decide quickly contributed more to a communal pot than did those who had to wait before deciding.
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Ya Had to Be There: Science Confirms We’re Bad at Telling Stories
LiveScience: Go ahead: Tell that same story about your college shenanigans the next time you’re out with your friends. They’ll thank you for it. A new study finds that people prefer hearing familiar stories to
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To Please Your Friends, Tell Them What They Already Know
We love to tell friends and family about experiences we’ve had and they haven’t—from exotic vacations to celebrity sightings—but new research suggests that these stories don’t thrill them quite as much as we imagine.