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To Help a Shy Child, Listen


How Facebook Makes Us Unhappy


Cheatin’ Hearts

This month marks the 5th anniversary of the historic collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings, which precipitated the global financial crisis now known as the Great Recession. The economic devastation resulted […]... More>


New Research From Psychological Science

A sample of new research exploring: perspective-taking in competition; reward cues and goal-directed action; meditation and compassionate responses to suffering; and detecting problems with data. ... More>


The Dark Side of Empathy

Conventional wisdom, backed up by substantial experimental research, holds that we’re more cooperative in negotiations when we can truly see the other person’s point of view. But in some cases, […]... More>