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Paul Ekman: Lives Touched
Ekman’s long-time collaborator and friend Robert W. Levenson gathers accounts from eight people who worked closely with the “larger-than-life” psychologist.
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How Does Your Brain Perceive the World?
Do you see images in your mind? Do you have an inner monologue? Do you have memories you swear are real? Our minds have tremendous variation. This hour, insights on how our brains construct reality. Guests include the editorial director of TED-Ed animations Alex Rosenthal, psychologist John Wixted and love coach Francesca Hogi.
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How Kids Learn the Power of Persistence
Teaching: Lesson plans to teach students cutting-edge research on parenting and introduce feedback loops and expectancy-value theory.
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2026 Estes Fund Unlocks New Skills With Mathematical Workshops
Two summer schools focused on skills for cognitive modeling and mathematical psychology will each receive $20,000 grants through this year’s Estes Fund.
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Friendship, on Demand
Friendship is particularly vulnerable to the alienating force of hyper-individualism. It is the most voluntary relationship, held together primarily by choice rather than by blood or law. So as people have withdrawn from relationships in favor of time alone, friendship has taken the biggest hit. The idea of obligation, of sacrificing your own interests for the sake of a relationship, tends to be less common in friendship than it is among family or between romantic partners. The extreme ways in which some people talk about friendship these days imply that you should ask not what you can do for your friendship, but rather what your friendship can do for you.
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Focusing the APS Mission for the Future
The APS Board—working in partnership with staff and members—is aligning APS activities with four guiding pillars.
