The vast majority of people have little to no idea what happens in a research lab. This is what award-winning writer and investigator Lindsay Oliver went undercover—not to stir up discontent, but... Read more »
Successful people who are early in their careers and successful people who are very experienced obviously have different perspectives on how they approach their professional choices. But where they are perhaps most... Read more »
In one of my research interviews, a nonprofit leader described returning from a national conference with other executives who did work similar to his. Meeting these other executives was energizing, not because... Read more »
As a personality psychologist, I am occasionally approached for advice on how to build a new app or platform for bringing people together. Once, it was students who wanted to create an... Read more »
Without looking it up, what can you remember from November 5, 2021? Anything? Me neither. Most of us might remember a major holiday or personal milestone, but little more. A person with... Read more »
Adam Grant’s recent Substack, “The Truth About People Pleasing,” got 1,000+ likes for a reason: it offers a useful corrective to the ways many of us learn to go along to get... Read more »
General public surveys found that 90 percent say they trust science. Digging deeper, 40 percent of those same people surveyed say, “I only believe science that aligns with my personal beliefs.” While... Read more »
For many autistic individuals, navigating school, work, and social spaces can feel like walking through a minefield. The persistent feeling of being misunderstood is often compounded by a heartbreaking reality: systemic and... Read more »
Misinformation spreads across the globe, but most of the evidence on why people believe false claims — and what helps them to identify misinformation — comes from studies conducted in the U.S.... Read more »
A few years ago, I started doing things that made some of my physician colleagues uncomfortable. I launched a candle company. I started posting on social media. I talked about one day... Read more »