Science and technology revolutionize our lives, but memory, tradition, and myth frame our response. — Arthur M. Schlesinger After watching a good movie like Dr. Strange, or a terrible movie like Lucy, you may come to believe the powers of the mind are far greater than we think. And although there are examples of our “untapped”…
The science of today is the technology of tomorrow. — Edward Teller Today, I’m going to focus on a single study, a study so cool that when I first heard of it last week, I immediately knew what I’d be writing about today. And it’s a study about mice. Researchers took 2-month-old adult male mice and…
Below, are a select list of outlets where my content and writing have been featured, podcasts where I have been invited to speak, and other opportunities to learn more about the helpful and insightful world of social psychology! FEATURED WEBSITES Psychology Today With over 30 million viewers each month, Psychology Today stands as one of…
A product can be quickly outdated, but a successful brand is timeless. — Stephen King Although you may not have realized it, my last post came while I was traveling in Iceland. Alongside my dad and brother, we saw frozen waterfalls, ate the freshest of fish, and took a wrong turn into a snowy abyss we…
It is not wisdom but authority that makes a law. — Thomas Hobbes On Tuesday, I had to go to court. Not the courts, where I play basketball, have fun, and get some exercise. But the court where I sit and wait, hear Latin words I don’t know, and pay money for driving faster than…
We never live; we are always in the expectation of living. — Voltaire Expectations are more powerful than you believe. Sure, you may be familiar with the placebo effect, where 35% of participants who expect sugar pills to be actual pain medicine feel actual relief. Or maybe you’re familiar with the effects of self-fulfilling prophecy,…