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College students come up with plug-in to combat fake news
A team of college students is getting attention from internet companies and Congress after developing a browser extension that alerts users to fake and biased news stories and helps guide them to more balanced coverage. The plug-in, “Open Mind ,” was developed earlier this month during a 36-hour problem-solving competition known as a hackathon at Yale University.
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APS Speaks Out on Alleged Federal Restrictions on Science and Policy Terminology
APS joined over 40 societies, universities, and other organizations in a joint letter to the US Office of Management and Budget, speaking out against future limitations on science terminology in government documents.
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New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
A sample of new research exploring emotion and memory in depression, emotion regulation and everyday functioning in schizophrenia, and different autism phenotypes in males and females.
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Science to Help You Through the Holidays
Psychological science sheds light on how we can make our holidays tastier, friendlier, less lonely, and maybe even healthier.
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The Best (and Worst) Holiday Gifts, According to Science
‘Tis the season—of scrambling to finish your holiday shopping before the big day. If you’re still looking for some last-minute holiday gifts, there’s a better way to find inspiration than scouring gift guides and mall displays. Here are four types of gifts that, according to science, you should give this year —and three you shouldn’t. ... Everyday items, like kitchen gadgets or wardrobe staples, may not feel like slam-dunk gifts, but a study published last year in Current Directions in Psychological Sciencefound that people actually prefer presents they can use for months and years to come, rather than something that makes a statement right when it’s unwrapped.
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HOW CHILDHOOD TRAUMA ADVERSELY AFFECTS DECISION-MAKING
Punishment—or the threat of it—is generally considered an effective way to shape human behavior; it is, after all, the foundation of our criminal justice system. But what if there's a subset of the population for whom this paradigm simply doesn't apply? New research suggests that there is such a group: survivors of childhood trauma. University of Wisconsin–Madison psychology professor Seth Pollak worked with over 50 people around the age of 20, and found that those who had experienced extreme stress as kids were hampered in their ability to make good decisions as adults.
