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Cooperation after a tragedy: When our hearts know better than our minds.
Scientific American: “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To
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Pop Culture? There’s an Effect for That.
Scientific American: Hello, my name is Melanie, and I’m addicted to horrible television. Well, I’m also addicted to social media. And politics. And The Daily Show. And Jennifer Lawrence interviews… Okay, it’s probably fair to
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Teaching Current Directions in Psychological Science
C. Nathan DeWall, University of Kentucky, and renowned textbook author and APS Fellow David G. Myers, Hope College, have teamed up to create a new series of Observer columns aimed at integrating cutting-edge psychological science
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That Loving Feeling Takes a Lot of Work
The New York Times: When people fall in love and decide to marry, the expectation is nearly always that love and marriage and the happiness they bring will last; as the vows say, till death
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The Power of Concentration
The New York Times: Meditation and mindfulness: the words conjure images of yoga retreats and Buddhist monks. But perhaps they should evoke a very different picture: a man in a deerstalker, puffing away at a
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Why Aren’t People Happier During the Holidays?
The New York Times: If you’re lucky and you’re not working this Christmas Eve, you may be just settling in for a cozy evening with family and friends. You may be going off to candlelight
