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Pre-K: Decades Worth Of Studies, One Strong Message
NPR: Some of the nation's top researchers who've spent their careers studying early childhood education recently got together in Washington with one goal in mind: to cut through the fog of studies and the endless debates over the benefits of preschool. They came away with one clear, strong message: Kids who attend public preschool programs are better prepared for kindergarten than kids who don't. The findings come in a report "The Current State of Scientific Knowledge on Pre-Kindergarten Effects," and the authors include big names from the early childhood world: Deborah Phillips of Georgetown University, Mark W.
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Funding Opportunities for Studying Tobacco and Tobacco Regulation
Psychological scientists may be interested in new funding opportunities available for researchers studying the regulation of tobacco products. This opportunity, a cross-institute initiative from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), specifically seeks scientists who study
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National Research Conference on Early Childhood
The Administration for Children and Families’ National Research Conference on Early Childhood (NRCEC) will be held June 25–27, 2018, in Arlington, Virginia, at the Marriott Crystal Gateway. For more information, please click here.
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NAS Seeks Papers on National Security and Behavioral Science
The National Academy of Science (NAS) is asking psychological scientists to identify opportunities in the behavioral sciences that can contribute to the efforts of the intelligence community and national security issues. Specifically, NAS has issued
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Personality May Change When You Drink, But Less Than You Think
People typically report substantive changes to their personality when they become intoxicated, but observations from outsiders suggest differences between ‘sober’ and ‘drunk’ personalities are less drastic.
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Scientists Hunt Hard Evidence On How Cop Cameras Affect Behavior
NPR: New York City is set to begin giving body cameras to its police officers on Thursday. Under the police department's pilot program, 1,200 officers in 20 precincts will receive the cameras. The officers will also be studied by scientists to see what effect the cameras have on policing. As police don body cameras across the country, scientists are increasingly working with departments to figure out how the cameras change behavior — of officers and the public. "Is the camera having an impact on the way officers use force? Is it reducing the number of citizens' complaints? Is it having a negative impact?
