Monthly Archives: November 2009
Watching Too Much Crime TV Skews Views for the Worse
If you watch prime-time television, chances are you watch at least one crime drama. Most of us do. Year in and year out, the most consistently popular shows on television are about crime: CSI, Law & Order, Cold Case, The … Continue reading
Filed under About Perception, About Research
Delving Deep into Human Emotion
As we move farther away from rational /emotional dualism–a tough habit to break–psychobiological research is increasingly focusing on the development and role of emotion in the brain. The first of three videos below features neuroscientist Antonio Damasio contending that even though we view emotion as a … Continue reading
Filed under About Neuroscience, Videos
The Words You Choose in an Argument Can Literally Break Your Heart
In the middle of a fight with your significant other, word choice is usually not foremost on your mind. But it should be, particularly if you’re a man, according to a new study in the journal Health Psychology – and … Continue reading
Filed under About Research
Thinking You’re in Control Can Lead to an Impulsive Demise
For six months you’ve worked really hard to stick to a diet, and it’s paying off. Not only have you lost weight, but now more than ever you’re better able to restrain your impulse to eat fattening foods. Your friends … Continue reading
Filed under About Perception, About Research
The Dynamics of Human Tribes
At TEDxUSC, business professor David Logan talks about the five kinds of tribes that humans naturally form — in schools, workplaces, even the driver’s license bureau. Initially, Logan’s discussion may come across as a how-to for ascending ’tribal stages’ and a … Continue reading
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David DiSalvo is a science, technology and culture writer whose work appears in Scientific American Mind, Psychology Today and a variety of other places.
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