Software that purportedly reads emotions in faces is being deployed or tested for surveillance, hiring, market research, and more. But a new report in Psychological Science in the Public Interest finds that facial movements are an inexact gauge of a person’s feelings, behaviors or intentions. More
Why do we have the political opinions we have? Why do we embrace one outlook toward the world and not another? How and why do our stances change? The answers to questions such as these are of course complex. Most people aren’t reading policy memos to inform every decision. Differences More
Disgust is our guardian: Though most of us would rather not feel this unpleasant emotion, it helps us avoid disease and infection, new research suggests. Long before microscopes revealed unseen germs and parasites, humans developed a system of disgust, with six basic triggers warning us to turn away from harmful More
For much of the past year, I have fought a one-sided battle with a popular fast casual restaurant chain that we’ll call “Ready.” Unlike most restaurants, Ready doesn’t make sandwiches, assemble salads, or otherwise perform acts of cookery upon customer request. Instead they sell nominally healthy, whole-ingredient-based pre-made soups, salads, and sandwiches. More
A sample of new research exploring eye-tracking and causality, acquiescence to intuitive judgments, out-group prejudice and pathogen concern, and an intervention focused on executive function skills in preschoolers. More
A sample of new research exploring antecedents and consequences of anger and disgust and coordinated herding behavior among multiple agents. More
