Attachment theory: what people get wrong about pop psychology’s latest trend for explaining relationships

What you actually need to know about attachment styles.

Pascal Vrticka, Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Psychology, University of Essex • conversation
Nov. 30, 2022 • ~8 min

Why we feel like Christmas comes around more quickly each year

Our perception of time changes as we age.

Ruth Ogden, Reader in Experimental Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University • conversation
Nov. 22, 2022 • ~6 min

Ouija boards: three factors that might explain why they appear to work for some

Ouija boards have been around for more than a hundred years.

Megan Kenny, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Sheffield Hallam University • conversation
Oct. 28, 2022 • ~7 min

Intuitions about justice are a consistent part of human nature across cultures and millennia

What people consider to be fair and just today are in line with the laws of ancient Mesopotamia and the Tang Dynasty in China – suggesting that these intuitions are part of human nature.

Carlton Patrick, Assistant Professor of Legal Studies, University of Central Florida • conversation
Oct. 21, 2022 • ~9 min

Just Stop Oil: do radical protests turn the public away from a cause? Here's the evidence

People want to shoot the messenger, but they do hear the message.

Colin Davis, Chair in Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol • conversation
Oct. 21, 2022 • ~8 min

What is déjà vu? Psychologists are exploring this creepy feeling of having already lived through an experience before

While people have wondered about déjà vu for a long time, only recently have scientists started experimentally investigating what might trigger it.

Anne Cleary, Professor of Cognitive Psychology, Colorado State University • conversation
Oct. 3, 2022 • ~6 min

Two wrongs trying to make a right – makeup calls are common for MLB umpires, financial analysts and probably you

Erroneous calls increase the chances of subsequent calls in favor of the person who was harmed. What drives this behavior, and do people even recognize they’re doing it?

Meghan Thornton-Lugo, Assistant Professor of Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University of Akron • conversation
Sept. 27, 2022 • ~8 min

Children's eyewitness testimony can be as accurate as adults' or more so – if interviewers follow these guidelines

Human memory doesn’t work like a video camera, simply recording a scene as it happens. But researchers know how to help children recall information accurately.

Ben Cotterill, Lecturer in Psychology, Clemson University • conversation
Sept. 26, 2022 • ~8 min

Understanding reality through algorithms

Neuroscience PhD student Fernanda De La Torre uses complex algorithms to investigate philosophical questions about perception and reality.

Leah Campbell | School of Science • mit
Sept. 25, 2022 • ~10 min

Educators can help make STEM fields diverse – over 25 years, I've identified nudges that can encourage students to stay

Research shows underrepresented people in STEM studies thrive in learning environments that address their need to belong, feel competent and find meaning in their work.

Nilanjana Dasgupta, Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, UMass Amherst • conversation
Sept. 12, 2022 • ~9 min

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