Are We Heading for a Post-Pandemic ‘Roaring 2020s,’ With Parties and Excess?

This has been a year of extreme social deprivation. But the pandemic — like all pandemics before it — eventually will end. Then what? Will we easily transition from isolation back into the real world? For most of us, the answer probably is yes, although it may take time to More

COVID-19
Social Behavior
Social Interaction
Social Psychology

Expert Advice On Love, Dating, And Pandemic Relationships

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: As far as Dr. Richard Slatcher’s work goes, there are two types of people in the world. RICHARD SLATCHER: We really find that there are two groups – relationship haves and have-nots. And that’s really delineated by how their relationships were doing going into the pandemic. CORNISH More

COVID-19
Love
Relationship Quality
Relationships
Social Psychology

This Book Is Not About Baseball. But Baseball Teams Swear by It.

… Baseball is littered with examples of varying body types — Astros second baseman Jose Altuve, who is 5-foot-6, and Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge, who is 6-7, finished 1-2 in the 2017 American League Most Valuable Player Award voting — but cognitive bias can cloud judgment, too. In Teaford’s case More

Individual Differences
Social Behavior
Social Psychology
Sport Psychology
Sports

How to Promote Equity at Home as Moms are being Forced from the Workforce

Just one year ago, dads were as likely as moms to crowd the halls of my kids’ elementary school at morning drop-off and wash burp cloths at the laundromat, babies strapped to their chests. I loved that my kids — along with a whole neighborhood of kids — were growing More

Children
Gender
Gender Roles
Parenting
Social Behavior
Social Norms
Social Psychology
Work
Work Life Balance

COVID-19 After One Year: What Will the Future Bring?

Think back over the Year of COVID: what images strike in your mind? Correspondent Martha Teichner asked six prominent public figures to remember and reflect. “Just empty cities across the world,” said urban studies theorist Richard Florida. “Broadway, just empty,” said “Hamilton” star Renée Elise Goldsberry. “Store after store, first More

Coping
COVID-19
Social Psychology

When Should You End a Conversation? Probably Sooner Than You Think

While studying for his master’s degree at the University of Oxford, Adam Mastroianni confronted a fear common to many party goers: Would he get stuck in a conversation with no polite way out? Then, Mastroianni had another thought: Perhaps his future conversation partner had the same concern. “What if we’re More

Social Behavior
Social Interaction
Social Psychology

Social Psychology