This past week, one of my graduate students and I published a paper at PLoS ONE, a leading open access journal (if you are interested in p...

Affluenza? Doesn't exist! ( source ) "I don't know what they want from me, It's like the more money we come across, ...

source As we ring in the new year, every major news outlet is publishing their “top” lists of 2013: the top movies, the top ...

Two months ago Jonathan Martin, a football player on the Miami Dolphins, left the team due to mistreatment from teammates , whic...

source It’s the first week of December, and we’re back in another holiday gift-giving season! For a psychologist, this is an...

Zoe! Science! My brain may still be in a fog from all the food I ate yesterday, but that isn't going to stop me from being thankful....

If you visit this blog occasionally (or follow me on twitter , because of course!) then you know that social psychology has come under cr...

Tempting Halloween candy Thanks to yesterday’s festivities, both kids and adults have a few more sweet treats on hand than normal. Wit...