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The Sense of Style
Let’s face it: Most academics are terrible communicators. Why do the world’s most cerebral people find it so hard to convey their ideas? And how can we learn to do better? I suggest that the
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The Mouth Is Mightier Than the Pen
The New York Times: Few methods beat email for sending communication blasts, getting a note in front of a far-flung sales prospect or employer, or attaching pictures and documents. Too bad about the downside: You
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New Research From Psychological Science
Read about the latest research published in Psychological Science: Money Earlier or Later? Simple Heuristics Explain Intertemporal Choices Better Than Delay Discounting Does Keith M. Marzilli Ericson, John Myles White, David Laibson, and Jonathan D. Cohen
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Writing and speaking come from different parts of the brain, study shows
Los Angeles Times: Written and spoken language can exist separately in the brain, a new study from Johns Hopkins shows. The study looked at stroke victims with aphasia that impaired their communication capabilities in one way
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The Healthiest Typeface
The Atlantic: In a New York Times column in July 2012, the filmmaker Errol Morris took a few paragraphs to ponder the likelihood of death by asteroid. “NASA issued reassuring public statements [after an asteroid
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Book Signings at the 2015 APS Annual Convention
Frans B. M. de Waal, APS Past President Michael Gazzaniga, APS James McKeen Cattell Fellow Marsha M. Linehan, APS Fellow Gabriele Oettingen, and APS Fellow Steven Pinker, and will be signing copies of their newest books at