Poverty Damages the Mind
Aug 31, 2013 There is a strong connection between scarce resources and cognition: The more a person struggles financially, the less he or she can channel brain processes to completing other tasks. When you can't make ends meet, the weight of worry occupies a large portion of the mind.
How Wealth Breeds Narcissism
Aug 26, 2013 Though it may already seem obvious that richer people are generally more entitled than poorer ones, a new study reveals there’s psychological evidence to support this assessment.
British Psychologists Find Fault With DSM-V
May 16, 2013 England's Division of Clinical Psychology, which represents more than 10,000 practitioners, has criticized the latest edition of the field's leading diagnostic manual for its categorizing of normal behaviors -- such as shyness in children and depression after the death of a loved one -- as medical problems treatable with drugs.
Republicans Trying to Change
Dec 14, 2012
Psychopaths Are Loose on Wall Street (Updated)
May 14, 2012 One percent of the adult human population qualifies as clinically psychopathic, exhibiting a lack of empathy and a knack for telling lies and getting away with it. That compares with 10 percent of wheeler-dealers on Wall Street, according to a recent study. American critic William Deresiewicz is not surprised. Update: The 1-in-10 figure is unsupported. See here.
Psychological Problems
Apr 1, 2012
Why They Won’t Listen
Mar 24, 2012 Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist at the University of Virginia, believes intuition -- not reason -- guides people’s behavior, and with his new book, "The Righteous Mind," he wants to teach you how to better sell your politics.
The Long Arc of Obama’s Presidency
Aug 7, 2011 There are plenty of reasons to shout about Barack Obama's performance as president, and sharp, strident indictments of his White House failures are in abundant supply But for those whose ears are ringing, Emory University psychology professor Drew Westen's gentle dismantling (more)Emory University psychology professor Drew Westen delivers a gentle but devastating critique of Obama's presidency in the Sunday New York Times.
Another Failed War
Jun 6, 2011 The "war on drugs" is failing; a teen in China sells his kidney for an iPad 2; and "Sesame Street" admits to spreading propaganda. These discoveries and more after the jump.
On Revenge and Jubilation
May 6, 2011 President Barack Obama's gesture of closure at Ground Zero on Thursday was a formal and serious show of mourning -- quite a contrast from the gleeful outbursts and street parties around the country earlier in the week.
