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Humans Are Animals, Too: A Whirlwind Tour of Cognitive Biology
Citing the bridge between evolutionary psychology and cognitive science, University of Vienna scientist W. Tecumseh Fitch shows how studying our animal relatives fosters our understanding of human cognition.
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Why You Trust Email Way More Than You Should
New York Magazine: Flynn emphasizes the importance of a clear and well-communicated corporate email policy. Just having one doesn’t do any good if employees aren’t trained on it and given the reasoning behind it. And
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A Face-to-Face Request Is 34 Times More Successful than an Email
Harvard Business Review: Imagine you need people to donate to a cause you care about. How do you get as many people as possible to donate? You could send an email to 200 of your
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The Science of Humor Is No Laughing Matter
Laugh it up! Humor is universal across human cultures — and fuels psychological research on everything from social perception to emotion regulation.
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Psychological Science Informs American Academy of Arts and Sciences Recommendations on Language Learning
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has released a new report on language education in the United States, with a psychological research perspective informing the findings and recommendations. The report, produced by the Commission
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Research on Baboons’ Capacity for Speech Sounds Makes International Splash
Nonhuman primates can do a lot of things that humans do — they can use tools, teach each other skills, and use sound to communicate. But they don’t seem to be capable of making human-like
