New details point to someone in a state of serious mental decline, but not someone unaware of the wrongfulness of his actions
Psychology
How to Get — and Keep — Someone’s Attention
Want to captivate an audience? Here’s how
Don’t Blame Batman for the Aurora Shooting
In a rush to make sense of this tragic event, we are focusing too much on superficial detail
Can We Trust Psychological Research?
A recent scandal suggests that data manipulation is all too common in psychology studies
Jerry Sandusky Verdict: What Makes a Pedophile Tick?
Researchers have begun to pinpoint brain differences in people who are sexually attracted to prepubescent children
Do Mothers Hamper Their Daughters in Math?
Research shows that children will emulate negative attitudes of same-sex parents—or teachers for that matter
Mary Richardson Kennedy: The Denial of Depression
Her friends say, “No one remembers her as depressed,” but it is an injustice to the dead and the living to minimize the power of this deadly illness
Talking to Yourself: Not So Crazy After All
How and when you “self-talk” can increase your concentration and improve performance
The Latest Trend: Blaming Brain Science
Why do we see the biological basis of behavior as a threat to our core humanity, instead of a potential way to more deeply understand it?
Is Racism an Illness?
Some psychiatrists believe that racism is a mental disorder, but medicalizing social ills gets us no closer to a solution
How To Increase Your Powers of Observation
Taking “field notes,” whether your field is a sales floor or unchartered wilderness, makes everyday observation more scientific
When Teachers Bully Children
Stuart Chaifetz’s video shows how abusive teachers victimize the vulnerable and the voiceless
Don’t Get Distracted By Anders Breivik’s Oddities
His bizarre courtroom behavior actually tells us very little about why he committed such a terrible crime.
