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Should Obesity Be a ‘Disease’?
The New York Times: IN June 2013, millions of Americans contracted a disease. They developed it not because of some pathogen or illness, but thanks to the American Medical Association’s decision to label obesity a
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Labeling Obesity as a Disease May Have Psychological Costs
Messages that describe obesity as a disease may undermine healthy behaviors and beliefs among obese individuals, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The findings
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Why Verbal Tee-Ups Like ‘To Be Honest’ Often Signal Insincerity
The Wall Street Journal: A friend of mine recently started a conversation with these words: “Don’t take this the wrong way…” I wish I could tell you what she said next. But I wasn’t listening—my
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Facebook Snooping on Job Candidates May Backfire for Employers
Scientific American: It’s 2014, which means that Facebook will be 10 years old this February. Since the site launched it has become standard procedure for companies to screen job candidates based on their social media
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The Open-Office Trap
The New Yorker: In 1973, my high school, Acton-Boxborough Regional, in Acton, Massachusetts, moved to a sprawling brick building at the foot of a hill. Inspired by architectural trends of the preceding decade, the classrooms
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Teaching Current Directions in Psychological Science
Aimed at integrating cutting-edge psychological science into the classroom, Teaching Current Directions in Psychological Science offers advice and how-to guidance about teaching a particular area of research or topic in psychological science that has been
