Youth violence. Unemployment. Heart disease. Teen pregnancy. Climate change. Practically every challenge facing modern society is fueled in part by entrenched behaviors that science can help understand and perhaps change. Historically, the US government has
Cross-cutting Theme Program at the 2013 APS Convention Friday, May 24, 2013, 1:00 PM – 5:50 PM Psychological science has come of age. But the rights of a mature discipline carry with it responsibilities: to
The Washington Post: “Money doesn’t buy happiness” is a cliche for a reason. The Nobel laureate psychologist/economist Daniel Kahneman and Princeton economist Angus Deaton have found that “emotional well-being” (that is, what emotions people report