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How to Get the Wealthy to Donate
The New York Times: Wealthy people are selfish jerks. So are their children. That is the implication, at least, of a batch of recent psychological studies. In a 2015 study, for example, preschoolers were told
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American Academy of Arts & Sciences Elects 9 Psychological Scientists as Fellows
The American Academy of Arts & Sciences has elected APS Treasurer Roberta L. Klatzky, APS James McKeen Cattell Fellow J. Frank Yates, APS Fellow Mary C. “Molly” Potter, and several other psychological scientists as fellows
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The Utter Uselessness of Job Interviews
The New York Times: A friend of mine once had a curious experience with a job interview. Excited about the possible position, she arrived five minutes early and was immediately ushered into the interview by
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New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of new research exploring thinking fast and risk-related framing effects, the relationship between pronounceability and risk, and numerical cognition in wild baboons.
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Multilab Replication Project Examines Cooperation Under Time Pressure
A large-scale replication effort aimed to reproduce a 2012 study showing that people forced to decide quickly contributed more to a communal pot than did those who had to wait before deciding.
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Sleep-Deprived Judges Dole Out Harsher Punishments
Harvard Business Review: One of the unpleasant aspects of being a manager is that you have to deal with employees who engage in punishable offenses, such as taking credit for another employee’s work, blaming someone