Cover Story

Rewired

Has Google replaced the brain? Psychological scientists are decoding how technology has reprogrammed our minds.


Presidential Column

Rigor Without Rigor Mortis: The APS Board Discusses Research Integrity

From the influence of impact factors to promoting transparency, the APS Board discusses ways to build a better psychological science. More>


Observer Article

The Realities of Reason

In his Award Address at the 23rd APS Annual Convention in Washington, DC, Phillip Johnson-Laird said that people aren't always rational, but we aren't intrinsically irrational either. More>


Member Article

How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Testifying Before the US Congress

Arguing that behavioral science is a worthy investment, Hillary Anger Elfenbein helped fight funding cuts to a critical NSF program. More>


Member Article

Why I Became An Administrator… And Why You Might Become One Too

Trading a lab for a desk doesn't mean leaving your research behind, Says Robert Sternberg. More>


Observer Article

Rising Stars

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In a continuing series, the Observer presents more Rising Stars, exemplars of today's psychological scientists. More>


Psych Today

Reflections on Rogers

Carl Rogers’s research changed counseling forever. David Baker explores the impact of this influential scientist on clinical psychology. More>


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Convention Video Blog

Standing in Your Own Way

In case you missed it, the cameras were rolling at the APS 23rd Annual Convention in Washington, DC. Watch Jared M. Bartels from the University of Minnesota present his poster… More>

Dating in the Digital Age

The report card is in, and the online dating industry won’t be putting this one on the fridge. A new scientific report concludes that although online dating offers users some… More>

NIH Funding Opportunity: Modeling Social Behavior

Announcing a funding opportunity from the NIH, a research project grant on Modeling Social Behavior. Letters of Intent due by April 3, 2012, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant… More>

Science on Love (and Hate, Too) at the APS Convention

Although Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, psychological scientists study love all year round — and it’s not always pretty. Plan to see psychological scientists present research on love,… More>

Oxytocin’s (not so) Better Half

Feeling all warm and fuzzy? Chalk it up to oxytocin, the touchy-feely hormone that allows us to trust, bond, and even fall in love. Despite nicknames such as “the moral… More>

Crossing Borders to Build a Better Robot

Roberta Klatzky has spent much of her career getting to know robots. Thanks to the Humboldt Research Award, Klatzky, who is APS Treasurer, got to experience a new aspect of… More>

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