Interactive data shows income inequality and impact of racism on black boys
It’s easy for some to imagine that the US is the land of opportunity. After all, it’s a common narrative….
Pamela Meyer tells us about lying and how to spot a liar
Working with a team of researchers over several years, Meyer, who is CEO of social networking company Simpatico Networks, collected…
Why you think you’re right — even if you’re wrong
The soldier mindset represents motivated reasoning. This is a nice talk about how our personal commitments can impact our reality…
Grappling with connectedness and the mythology of independence
This might be a wake up call to all that we have taken for granted – the choices, the freedom…
How the structure of offices shapes collaboration
The glorious and sometimes (often?) uncomfortable thing about science, is that it can deliver answers to questions that are counter-intuitive….
Why a little chaos might be good for us
This interview with Shankar Vedantam is brilliant. Tim Harford tells us a little about his research and his book, Messy:…
Ming Kuo, reality testing, and the benefits of natural environments on our mental health, and immunity
Hidden Brain is a great podcast. And this episode where Shankar Vedantam interviews Ming Kuo is one of my favourites….
Reality testing, Dylan Marron and Every Single Word
If you ask white folks about the over-representation of white folks on screen, they will often misunderstand and/or underestimate the…
Optimism and race aware people services
There is a large and growing realm of research about race-aware human resource and team building policies. What it is…