-
Lost in the Shopping Center
You go to the mall to buy one pair of jeans and leave with your jeans plus new shoes, a pretzel, and a couple of magazines. Sound familiar? Watch Marc Fennell of Hungry Beast explain
-
Watch the Influence of ‘Prospect Theory’ Grow
The Wall Street Journal: You’ve been hearing a bit about Daniel Kahneman, the psychologist and Nobel laureate, recently, thanks to the publication of his new book, “Thinking, Fast and Slow.” This graphic illustrates how the
-
Better Angels at Work
Huffington Post: In his new book The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined, Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker argues that the world is becoming less violent because of an increase in intelligence and
-
Daniel Kahneman: ‘We’re beautiful devices’
The Guardian: The Nobel prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman lives in an airy penthouse on the 14th floor of an apartment block in downtown Manhattan, not far from the Eighth Street subway station. But never mind
-
2012 Society of Psychologists in Management Conference
The 2012 SPIM Conference and Institutes will be held February 23-26, 2012 in Charleston, South Carolina. For more information visit: http://www.spim.org/conference.htm
-
Unenthusiastic Employees in the Office
LiveScience: How engaged are you at your job? The answer may not only affect your productivity and job satisfaction but may also be partly in your control, research has suggested. People who approach their work