Why do some people feel such hostility toward scientists? Psychological scientists have identified a key reason — lack of trust. People put faith in others with whom they find commonality, says APS Past President Susan
Carol S. Dweck’s empirical work has revealed that when we see ourselves as possessing fixed attributes, we blind ourselves to our potential for growth and prematurely give up on engaging in constructive, self-improving behaviors. In
This article is part of a series commemorating APS’s 25th anniversary in 2013. Many student affiliates who were just embarking on their careers at the founding of APS in 1988 would, over the next 25
