Current Issue
May/June, 2013
Obituary
‘Conscience’ of the Memory Field
Robert G. Crowder 1939-2000 Robert G. Crowder, noted experimental psychologist and memory theorist, died on July 27, 2000 at age 60 from complications of diabetes. He leaves behind a legacy ... More>
Observer Article
Views From Our Media Fellow: Communicating About Science
Jill Kester was selected as the APS/AAAS 2001 Mass Media Fellow. Her internship is with the Richmond Times Dispatch in Richmond, VA. Below, Kester describes her background and offers her ... More>
Presidential Column
Our Archival Stance Can Be Costly
John Darley APS President In last month’s column [Observer, July/August, 2001], I suggested that psychology, in contrast to many adjacent sciences, is characterized by a methodological preference for experimentation, because ... More>
Department Profile
University of Missouri-Columbia
The University of Missouri-Columbia (MU) was founded in 1839 as the first land grant state university west of the Mississippi River. One of four campuses of the University of Missouri ... More>
Observer Article
Where Was it Published?
Some time ago, I was part of a selection-committee meeting regarding a potential hire. When the discussion turned to a particular article by the candidate, a member of the committee ... More>
