A selection of recent behavioral science news, articles, and resources of note: “Does a thought know to turn back at the edge of one skull when the paths lead into another?” Peter Watts explores the future of hive consciousness; our minds interfaced—with animals, humans, and machines. (Aeon) Psychologist Julian Jaynes helped launch the public’s interest […]
A selection of recent behavioral science news, articles, and resources of note: A Columbia professor asked Science to retract his study from publication after learning his collaborator, a graduate student at UCLA, likely falsified the data. The study garnered national media attention and even a segment on This American Life for its (almost) unbelievable findings: in […]
A selection of recent behavioral science news, articles, and resources worth checking out: The American Psychological Association released their Top 20 Principles from Psychology for PreK–12 Education. (APA) Scientists are optimistic they can measure a student’s personal qualities—traits like grit and resilience, often referred to as character traits or non-cognitive skills—but they caution educators and […]
A selection of recent behavioral science news, articles, and resources of note: Boardroom or living room? In a recent study, the results seemed to be clear: employees working from home clocked more hours, were more productive per minute, and reported higher job satisfaction. But after the study’s conclusion, more than half of the workers chose to […]
A selection of recent behavioral science news, articles, and resources of note: At 12, a debilitating disease put Martin Pistorius in a coma and left him without the use of his body. His parents and doctors thought he was brain dead. But at 14 or 15 years old Pistorius remembers “waking up.” He spent the next […]
A selection of recent behavioral science news, articles, and resources of note: Sendhil Mullainathan reviews some sobering behavioral science research on racism and bias in America. (New York Times) In an attempt to close the organ donation gap, the UK has launched a new program that will ask people whether or not they want to become […]
