In-Mind Blog
- 26.10.2014 | Race & Ethnicity, Self-Control & Decision-Making
Does discrimination fit a prototype?
by: Aaron MossIn this blog post, I discuss what information people use to decide whether a behavior constitutes discrimination. Similar to the way people organize categories and identify objects, I review research... more - 18.10.2014 | Happiness & Well-being
The missing heritability problem
by: Marcus MunafoIn my last post I described the transition from candidate gene studies to genome-wide association studies, and argued that the corresponding change in the methods used, focusing on... more - 14.10.2014 | Solid Science
When science selects for fraud
Natural selection is the process by which populations change as individual organisms succeed or fail to adapt to their environments. One of the more famous examples of natural selection... more - 20.09.2014 | Culture, Happiness & Well-being
The reason that you need to feel good about yourself in order to be happy might not be what you think it is
Do you feel the need to feel good about yourself in order to be happy? Research suggests that if you have a lot of opportunities to make new friends, it... more - 20.09.2014 | Race & Ethnicity, Culture
Patriot Acts: Why the USA’s recent decrease in national glorification might be a good sign
by: Cathleen ClerkinIn this blog post, I share a recent report which says that Americans are less fervent about their country now than they’ve been in the recent past. However, I also... more - 16.09.2014 | Meaning Making
When having meaning in life helps – and why
This blog examines the search for meaning in life and gives an explanation for why people seek meaning. Briefly, modern life (relative to our hunter-gatherer past) places people in an... more