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Why it’s good to show you’re embarrassed
The Washington Post: Maybe you asked a woman when she was due, only to learn that she wasn’t pregnant. Perhaps you accidentally “replied all” with an inappropriate remark, or walked right into a sliding glass door
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Exposure to Nature Promotes Cooperation
Pacific Standard: The philosopher Bertrand Russell famously remarked that “the only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.” New research finds that one way to encourage mutually beneficial behavior is to shift our focus from
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Books to Check Out: November 2015
To submit a new book, email [email protected]. Friend & Foe: When to Cooperate, When to Compete, and How to Succeed at Both by Adam Galinsky and Maurice Schweitzer; Crown Business, September 29, 2015. Memory and Movies: What Films
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De Dreu Receives Hendrik Muller Prize
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences will award the €25,000 Dr. Hendrik Muller Prize for Behavioral and Social Sciences to APS Fellow Carsten De Dreu during a December 14 ceremony. De Dreu is
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The Trouble with Too Much Talent
Recruiting high-level talent may seem like a sure way to win, but bringing together the most talented individuals doesn’t seem to guarantee the best possible team performance.
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In Search of Human Uniqueness
Aside from sharing more than 95% of our genes, humans and great apes show striking similarities in many brain structures and functions. These biological parallels, however, bear out quite differently on a macro level. After