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Young Girls Are Less Apt To Think That Women Are Really, Really Smart
NPR: Girls in the first few years of elementary school are less likely than boys to say that their own gender is "really, really smart," and less likely to opt into a game described as being for super-smart kids, research finds. The study, which appears Thursday in Science, comes amid a push to figure out why women are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, fields. One line of research involves stereotypes, and how they might influence academic and career choices. Read the whole story: NPR
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How to be Wiser
BBC: Wisdom is something that’s hard to define and yet somehow we know it when we see it. The wise people stay calm in a crisis. They can step back and see the bigger picture. They’re thoughtful and self-reflective. They recognise the limits of their own knowledge, consider alternative perspectives, and remember that the world is always changing. Wisdom mustn’t be confused with intelligence. Although intelligence helps, you can be intelligent without being wise. The wise people tolerate uncertainty and remain optimistic that even tricky problems do have solutions. They can judge what is true or right. It’s quite a list. Read the whole story: BBC
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APS Fellow Sian Beilock Receives NAS Troland Research Award
The National Academy of Sciences has announced that Sian L. Beilock is a recipient of the 2017 Troland Research Award. The $75,000 prize is awarded to young investigators in recognition of outstanding scientific achievement within
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Research on Baboons’ Capacity for Speech Sounds Makes International Splash
Having a lower larynx than humans do doesn’t prevent baboons from being able to make human-like vowel sounds.
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Common Rule on Human Subjects Has Been Updated
The US Department of Health and Human Services has released an update to the regulations that set forth federal protections for human subjects in research, also known as the Common Rule. Changes to the Common
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How To Build A Better Team? New Meta-analysis Says Active Learning
A new meta-analysis suggest that team-building interventions that utilize an interactive component can significantly improve team performance.
