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Lila Gleitman on Language Evolution
In the Fred A. Kavli Keynote Address at the 29th APS Annual Convention, APS Fellow Lila R.Gleitman shared her six decades of theoretical and empirical work on the remarkably sophisticated way that children acquire language. See the complete presentation.
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Alan Alda on the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating
The Psychology Podcast: Today we have Alan Alda on the podcast! Alan has earned international recognition as an actor, writer, and director. He has won seven Emmy Awards, has received three Tony nominations, and is
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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.
