aeon: Humans have long debated the adage ‘Money can’t buy you happiness.’ Popular opinion suggests that, indeed, it cannot, but more recently researchers have challenged this notion. Based on extensive studies, investigators found that money
They’ve seen firsthand how governments around the world are instituting programs to enhance well-being among their citizens. Now APS William James Fellow Ed Diener and Carol Diener are calling on psychological scientists to help make sure those initiatives are evidence-based.
While writing her latest book on emotion science, APS Past Board Member Lisa Feldman Barrett tapped dozens of lay readers to peruse her drafts and tell her when her prose was becoming too technical. Barrett shares this tip and other steps she took in crafting her tome, from concept to publication.
