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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
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Handwriting Isn’t Dead—Smart Pens and Styluses Are Saving It
The Wall Street Journal: Keyboards and touch screens may have turned our once-fine penmanship into a sloppy mess, but reports of the death of handwriting are premature. I can prove it: I wrote this entire
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Writing Your Way to Happiness
The New York Times: The scientific research on the benefits of so-called expressive writing is surprisingly vast. Studies have shown that writing about oneself and personal experiences can improve mood disorders, help reduce symptoms among cancer patients
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‘Literally,’ Emojis, and Other Trends That Aren’t Destroying English
The Atlantic: As an experimental psychologist, Steven Pinker thinks about writing. As a linguist, he thinks about writing. In The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century, the author and Harvard professor mines both
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10 Brilliant Strategies For Writing Viral Content
Forbes: There are certain websites, writers, marketers and content creators who seem to rule the internet. Everything they put out there seems contagious, capturing an audience of millions and sparking conversations on social media. These
