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Debunking Popular Psychology Myths #1: The Bystander Effect
Issue 134: Our first column in a series debunking the biggest myths in the history of social psychology
Sep 5, 2024
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Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
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Why are we suckers for Astrology, the Myers-Briggs, and other shaky psychology tests?
Issue 119: Our hot take on phony personality tests and zodiacs
May 21, 2024
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Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
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Why are we suckers for Astrology, the Myers-Briggs, and other shaky psychology tests?
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How to talk about climate change and the problem with doomerism
Issue 107: We conducted one of the largest experiments ever on climate change behavior — with advice from MythBusters' Jamie Hyneman
Feb 27, 2024
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Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
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How to talk about climate change and the problem with doomerism
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Debunking The Myth That Conformity Is Irrational
Issue 165: We revisit the famous conformity studies from Solomon Asch and explain that most people have learned the wrong lessons about conformity
Apr 29
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Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
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Debunking The Myth That Conformity Is Irrational
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Advice for Every Task & Career Stage
Issue 164: Advice on giving great talks, writing efficiently, goal setting, saying “no”, managing conflict, and mentoring, as well as specific career…
Apr 23
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Four Things Successful Teams Do Differently
Issue 161: We put our own research team to the test–see how we performed!
Apr 3
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Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
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Four Things Successful Teams Do Differently
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Debunking Blue Zones
Issue 157: We debunk the idea of Blue Zones and quantify the health benefits of social connection
Feb 27
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Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
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How others can help you keep your New Year's Resolutions
Issue 148: Running clubs, why people fail their New Year's Resolutions & how to keep yours + we share our own resolutions for 2025
Dec 23, 2024
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Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
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How others can help you keep your New Year's Resolutions
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Why is it so hard to disagree?
Issue 159: How to have conversations across divides: Lessons from a psychologist, a neuroscientist, and a political scientist.
Mar 11
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Jay Van Bavel
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A National Prefrontal Lobotomy: The Costs of Cutting the Social Sciences
Issue 158: The long-term impacts of funding cuts threaten "social science for a safer world"
Mar 4
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Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
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A National Prefrontal Lobotomy: The Costs of Cutting the Social Sciences
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Is it possible to overcome climate polarization?
Issue #154: The biggest lessons from climate change studies in psychology
Jan 31
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Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
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Is it possible to overcome climate polarization?
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