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Poverty makes financial decisions harder. Behavioral economics can help
PBS: Last month, behavioral economist Dan Ariely and his team at the Center for Advanced Hindsight opened up the Common Cents Lab. Its goal is twofold: to examine how those living in poverty misspend their
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Helping Healthy Habits Stick
A group of prominent psychological scientists outlines specific solutions to help individuals and policymakers maintain healthy habits.
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Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions to Yourself, Please
New York Magazine: Are you making a resolution this new year? Good! That’s good. A small request: Whatever it is that you’re resolving to become in 2016, keep it to yourself. This is for your
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Scientists say these 2 ‘dark’ personality traits can help you succeed at work
Business Insider: Who gets further at work — nice guys or jerks? It’s a question that’s plagued researchers for years, and unfortunately, there’s no clear answer. Now, new research suggests that jerks can sometimes be
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2016 APS Mentor Awards
The APS Mentor Award recognizes those who have significantly fostered the careers of others, honoring APS members who masterfully help students and others find their own voices and discover their own research and career goals.
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Stop Being So Self-Conscious
The Atlantic: Can psychological research change your life? Most of the time, no—findings by psychologists don’t usually bear on everyday concerns. My colleagues at Yale, for instance, study topics such as the neuroscience of memory