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Do you ever feel like everyone on social media has a more extreme viewpoint than your own? We often blame social media companies for the cacophony of politically extreme opinions around us. After all, these companies are generally motivated to promote the most emotionally potent and attention-grabbing content and perspectives. But my colleagues and I […]

In the upper echelons of politics, there’s no shortage of men and women working well past the conventional retirement age. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., who turns 90 next month, has said she won’t seek reelection in 2024, but she continues to serve as the oldest member of the U.S. Senate, despite a recent extended medical absence and

Registration Information   When: July 10-13, 2023   Where: Zoom virtual event   Cost: $125      Some partial scholarships are available for graduate students and postdocs. What is it?                        The Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research is offering its fifth annual Cornell Translational Research Summer Institute (CTRSI) virtually

We often speak with the goal of “getting on the same wavelength.” Research on brain synchrony suggests that this familiar saying may be especially relevant to learning. Monitoring of students’ brain activity shows that brain-to-brain synchrony (BBS) within groups of students, as well as between students and their teacher, is predictive of learning outcomes, according

The mass incarceration of Black people in the United States is gaining attention as a public health crisis with extreme mental-health implications. Despite Black Americans making up just 13% of the general U.S. population, Black people constitute about 38% of people in prison or jail. What does this have to do with psychological science? Well,

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Above: This photo features posters from ICPS 2023 in Brussels, the most recent APS convention. A highlight of every APS convention since 1991 is the poster sessions, where hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students, along with psychological scientists at all levels, present their research and engage in discussions with interested colleagues. The following responses reveal

Psychological scientists conducting research in Canada may find the following opportunities of interest. The Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council offers three standing funding opportunities: Partnership Engage Grants, Insight Development Grants, and Connection Grants. A description of each opportunity is described below: Insight Development Grants Funding provided through the Insights Development Grant program is for

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word “penguin” as “any of various erect short-legged flightless aquatic birds (family Spheniscidae) of the southern hemisphere.” That description seems simple enough, but definitions are not what people have in mind when they actually use words. Instead people think of concepts: the myriad properties, ideas, examples and associations that spring

Early in his career as a marriage counselor, psychologist Everett Worthington noticed that many couples were angry about perceived slights and real wrongs — and he realized they could make progress only if they forgave each other. Those insights prompted Worthington to embark on a decades-long academic career studying the science of forgiveness. While the