In this time of political passion, those of us who are instructors and/or text authors may agonize over whether to engage contentious public issues, such…
Posts published in “talk psych”
Hate-fueled pipe bombs target Democrats. Two African Americans are gunned down in a grocery story. An anti-Semite slaughters synagogue worshippers. Political leaders denigrate and despise…
Psychological science delights us with its occasional surprises. For example, who would have imagined that electroconvulsive therapy—shocking the brain into mild convulsions—would often be an…
As I finished a recent presentation, “Thinking Smart in a Post-Truth Age,” a questioner’s hand shot up: “I understand the need to think with our…
I’m often asked: “What is your favorite introductory psych chapter?” I reply that, when starting to write my text, I presumed that Sensation-Perception would be…
Originally posted on September 29, 2015. My last blog essay reported surveys that show social psychologists are mostly political liberals. But I also noted…
Some years ago an NBC Television producer invited me, while in New York City, to meet in her office to brainstorm possible psychology-related segments. But…
Dog walking, according to a recent news report, is healthy for people. That little report follows three massive new research reviews that confirm earlier findings…
“The heart has its reasons which reason does not know.” ~Pascal, Pensees, 1670 “He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool.” ~Proverbs…
Recent U.S. school shootings outraged the nation and produced calls for action. One response, from the International Society for Research on Aggression, was the formation…