The comedian Roseanne Barr resurrected one of the oldest and most profoundly racist slanders in American history when she referred to Valerie Jarrett, an African-American woman who served as an adviser to President Barack Obama
“We’re all our own worst critics.” Ever heard that one before? Yes, it’s an obnoxious cliché, but it’s not just self-help fluff. Evolutionary psychologists have studied our natural “negativity bias,” which is that instinct in
Richard E. Mayer University of California, Santa Barbara Richard E. Mayer, Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, is an esteemed researcher focused on applying the science of learning to education.
