Gossip May Create Community
Getting the scuttlebutt on your friends, neighbors, and colleagues’ social slip-ups may be key to building community… More
Social Networking
It’s About Time
From reminiscing about the past, to scurrying to work to be on time, to planning for retirement, time affects our… More
Investigating Social Contagion With Digital Tools
Accumulating research provides evidence for a provocative idea that certain behaviors — such as smoking and eating habits — are… More
Society for Affective Science to Host Third Annual Conference
Registration is now open for The Society for Affective Science’s third annual conference, to be held March 17–19, 2016, at… More
The Mixed Blessing of Workplace Friendships
A group of psychological scientists led by Jessica Methot of Rutgers University took a closer look at the benefits — as well as the potential tradeoffs — of friends at work… More
Are Teenagers Getting Less Lonely?
The New York Times: At a time when many say loneliness is increasing in America, a new study offers what seems like hopeful… More