Pamela Meyer’s article, Seven Big Lies About Lying, featured in HuffPost Politics underlines the idea that we live in an “age of deception”. Here is a sneak peek of the seven lies she delineates in her article. 1. Lying is the exception to the rule Meyer equates the evolution of deception to an arms race…
Read MoreHow to Keep People from Lying
Keeping people from lying is quite simple reports the Business Insider . I’m sure many of you know the process of filling out an auto loan or tax document and at the end there’s always a statement that you have to sign affirming that ‘the facts you presented are true and correct to the best…
Read MoreYour Questions Answered By Dr. Matsumoto Part 4!
Thank to you everyone for your overwhelming response to the “Submit your questions to Dr. Matsumoto” post a month ago. Here are a few questions and answers by Dr. Matsumoto himself! Find out more about Dr. Matsumoto and his research at his website You can read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 of the…
Read MoreWhy We Like What We Like
The Atlantic takes a close look at why we like what we like and what makes us human. Their video features Paul Bloom who uses essentialism to explain the mysteries of the pleasures of everyday life. “If you look through a psychology textbook you will find little or nothing about sports, art, music, drama, literature,…
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