A selection of recent behavioral science news, articles, and resources of note: Feeling like an Olympian might be as easy as tuning in to your TV. Reviewing recent research on the experience of being a spectator, Brian Barth writes, “It seems that fans can share much of an athlete’s thrill, without all the talent, training, […]
A selection of recent behavioral science news, articles, and resources of note: Drink this and you’ll be happy. Neuroscience says so. The false claims surrounding the power of neuro ’tonics’ are troubling enough when they come from the beverage industry. But when they come from neuroscientists themselves, the potential cost to science and society gives […]
Photo: Lord Jim ith Tax day less than two weeks away, my guess is that you fall into one of two camps. In the first camp, are those who have already filed their taxes or have an appointment to do so—their W-2s, 1099s, and other documents collected neatly in a folder by the door. The […]
Photo: Luke Price [Methodological Psychology] cience recently published a critique of the findings of the Reproducibility Project: Psychology. The Reproducibility Project, conducted by the Open Science Collaboration (OSC), gained significant attention last fall for its sobering assessment of the state of psychological science, reporting that less than half of the 100 studies it attempted to replicate […]
n their new book, Wired to Create, psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman and author Carolyn Gregoire explore the contradictions of creativity. Creativity is never one thing or another, they find. It isn’t clean, it’s messy. “How are we to make sense of the complex creative process and personality?” they ask. “It starts with embracing a […]
A selection of recent behavioral science news, articles, and resources of note: If you’re a sports fan suffering post-Super Bowl withdrawal or a psychologist feeling a similar low now that the winter conference season is winding down, Writer L. Jon Wertheim and Psychologist Sam Sommer’s new book, This is Your Brain on Sports, might be […]
