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Academia / Death by a Thousand Words

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 / Rachel Cherney /

Graduate school is stressful enough without constant othering. What are microaggressions, how do we address them, and how do they affect those in academia, and the workplace in general?

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Blog / How (Not) to be (Mis)informed

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 / Samantha Abrams /

Misinformation is spreading faster than ever in the digital age. Research in psychology can help explain why conspiracy theories are so popular, and how we can stop them in their tracks.

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Blog / A Tale of Two Political Narratives About Racial Inequality

September 30, 2020September 30, 2020 / Manuel Galvan /

Conservatives and liberals offer differing views on the causes of racial inequality. What does the experimental evidence say?

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Academia / Rejecting the Roots of Racist Research

June 29, 2020July 22, 2020 / Manuel Galvan / 2

Science has long been complicit in the perpetuation of racism. Recently, psychologists confronted the fact that racist science is still being published.

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Blog / Novel Dichotomies

June 3, 2020June 8, 2020 / Rachel Ernstoff / 5

Why are there so many two-factor theories in psychology? In this post, I explore the effects of dichotomous thinking and novelty requirements in academia.

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Blog / Burst your bubble

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 / Rachel Ernstoff /

Why do we get stuck in information bubbles? What psychological processes are involved? How can you burst your bubble?

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Blog / Most readers loved this blog post

September 30, 2019October 7, 2019 / Rachel Ernstoff /

Social proof is the idea that when we hear that a lot of people are doing something, we will be more likely to behave similarly. Its effects are widespread and diverse, and you can use it to your advantage.

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Blog / My Scientific Training Brought Me to My New Favorite Book Genre

March 4, 2019March 17, 2019 / Alexandria Mullins /

It was about this time last year that I found myself falling flat on the admirable New Year’s resolutions I had set. My daily yoga routine had evolved into a…

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Blog / Where Motivation Hides

February 7, 2019February 7, 2019 / Julia DiFiore /

Recently, I couldn’t find my keys. They weren’t where I usually keep them. Turns out, I was so distracted when I came home that I left them dangling in the…

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Blog / If everyone jumps off a bridge, would you too?

November 5, 2018November 9, 2018 / Kathy Do /

For better or for worse, some of our most vivid memories are the ones we made as a teenager. Memories of questionable fashion choices, high school cliques, and many faux…

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Blog / Fight Fire with…(Why it’s good you’re already finishing this title)

August 28, 2018October 10, 2018 / Kathryn Weatherford /

The elderly woman exhaled loudly as she pushed up from sitting at the kitchen table. She’d heard a knocking from the front porch and wondered if her son had forgotten…

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Blog / Opening Our Minds to “Outsiders”

February 22, 2017 / Kathy Do /

Who I am today is a reflection of all the sacrifices my immigrant parents made to achieve the American Dream. In the late 1970s, my parents fled the Communist takeover of…

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Blog / Is Your Impostor Syndrome Showing?

December 10, 2016December 10, 2016 / Erika Van Goethem /

I was sitting at my kitchen table with a scattered mess of textbooks and notes studying for my first graduate school final.  The white board was filled with incoherent scribbles…

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Blog / Grossed Out? It’s a Grave Matter in Moral Psychology

October 31, 2016October 31, 2016 / Zan Isgett /

Halloween is a time of year when we hanker for the horrific, ogle at the ugly, and revel in the rotten. And in this election year, we’re just as likely…

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Blog / An Apple Logo a Day Means Your Memory’s Okay, But Not Perfect

September 5, 2016September 4, 2016 / Jonathan Susser /

Immediately close your eyes and draw the Apple logo from memory. How confident are you that your drawing is accurate? Keep reading to see how well you did! Companies change logos frequently.…

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Blog / Why Oreos Are Not As Addictive As Cocaine

September 1, 2016September 1, 2016 / Christina Lebonville /

They had to go. Their cream filled indifference stared back at me as I decided their final seconds were nigh. The Oreos. They would all disappear into my face tonight.…

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Blog / Is My Professor’s Lecture Style Affecting My Learning?

August 22, 2016August 22, 2016 / Jonathan Susser /

You’re sitting in class as your professor rambles on. The material is interesting, but the lecture is choppy. The professor stops-and-starts frequently, sounding uncertain, and you’re counting the number of…

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Blog / Using Ecstasy for Agony – Treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder with MDMA

August 11, 2016August 11, 2016 / Lindsay Walton /

The words of your elementary school teachers may echo in your ears whenever you hear something related to the War on Drugs. “Drug free is the way to be,” and,…

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