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To Fight Fraud, Psychological Scientists Issue a Call to Arms
Scams are now one of the most common crimes in the world. In the most recent issue of PSPI, real-life accounts are used to illustrate how pervasive and indiscriminate fraud can be.
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Want to ‘Optimize’ Your Happiness? This Happiness Expert Says: Don’t
Are you happy? It’s a deceptively simple question, but for me, at least, a difficult one to answer. Another tough question: Why is it so hard to be happy for so many? Despite a culture full of wellness influencers with their happiness hacks and mind-set tricks, all of the indicators show that we Americans are less happy than ever. It’s as if the more energy we focus on trying to feel happy, the harder it is to achieve. So what is going on and what can we do about it? I put these questions to Laurie Santos. Santos is a cognitive scientist and professor whose class on happiness quickly became the most popular in Yale’s history.
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Why Is Economic Inequality the Status Quo?
The latest PSPI issue examines the political psychology of economic inequality and highlights the cognitive processes that sustain high levels of inequality across nations.
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Student Notebook: Using Self-Regulation to Balance Commitments
“Understanding your goals, your motivation, and the tools available to you are key to handling everything on your plate,” writes doctoral student Beth Anne Hosek.
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APS Announces Winners of the 2026 Student Poster Awards
Read the personal stories behind some of the best student posters accepted for the APS Convention 2026, 28–30 May, in Barcelona, Spain, as selected by reviewers for the three categories of awards.
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The Nuclear Risk Research Gap
Nuclear war is one of the world’s greatest existential threats, so why isn’t there more psychological research on it?
