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The Secret Life of Pronouns
ABC Brisbane: The words people use can tell you a lot about them. Do they use positive language, express negative emotions, swear a lot, make you laugh, or make you think? However, the words that
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A defense for Thanksgiving
The Washington Post: Thanksgiving is under assault. Stores that once closed their doors in deference to the holiday are now touting Turkey Day deals starting as early as 9 p.m. Workers who should be on
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Förderliche Neugier
ScienceBlogs: Neugier ist lästig (“Lass mal sehen, was du da hast”), Neugier ist störend (“Was schreibst du gerade?”), Neugier ist indiskret (“Weißt Du, warum der M. neuerdings immer so früh nach Hause geht?”) Kein Wunder
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Curiosity Doesn’t Kill The Student
Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it’s good for the student. In fact, personality traits like curiosity seem to be as important as intelligence in determining how well students do in school.
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It pays to forget, new study claims
Toronto Sun: Just forget it. New research published in the journal Current Directions in Psychological Science claims that if you forget pointless facts you have a better memory for important things. Benjamin Storm, an assistant
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A New Discipline Emerges: The Psychology of Science
You’ve heard of the history of science, the philosophy of science, maybe even the sociology of science. But how about the psychology of science? In a new article in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a