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Psychology Labs Worldwide Reach Out to Colleagues Affected by US Immigration Directive
More than 950 scientists around the world — including at least 25 psychological and behavioral researchers — have offered space in their facilities for US-based researchers who became stranded abroad when President Trump issued an
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You’re Invited: Share Your Thoughts About the State of Our Science
The year 1988 marked some momentous beginnings: The first edition of Stephen Hawking’s landmark “A Brief History of Time” was published. The Phantom of the Opera opened to become one of the longest running Broadway
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Uncommon Insights Into Common Knowledge
APS William James Fellow Steven A. Pinker provides a tour through recent research on the mechanics of common knowledge — and its centrality to everyday life.
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Teaching Current Directions in Psychological Science
Featured articles: “Why Don’t Psychologists Know More About Childbirth?” and “People Need People: Why Close Relationships Predict Health”
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Robust Science Depends on Understanding the Science of Humans
APS Fellow Howard C. Nusbaum serves in a leadership position at the National Science Foundation. From this vantage point, he devotes a guest column to discussing how even the most robust science is still vulnerable to human error.
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Harnessing the Wisdom of Crowds to Improve Hiring
Incorporating psychological research on implicit bias in hiring, the United Kingdom’s Behavioural Insights Team is investigating collaborative ways to help companies select the most qualified candidates for job openings.
