The Jane test. It’s a new take on the Bechdel test (a way to test if movies with female characters interact (and talk)…

What’s in a name? that which we call a rose. By any other name would smell as sweet. ~William Shakespeare/Romeo and Juliet ~…

Ever been accused that you talk like a sailor? Good news! Researchers have found that there may be a relationship between swear words…

A long time ago I worked in an office — to be exact, a computer lab. On Friday afternoons my boss would leave…

A handful of studies have found that listening to music can improve performance in problem solving tasks.  One such study showed that when music…

This year at SPSP, I had the opportunity catch up with old friends, meet new ones, and see/hear about cutting edge research. In…

This upcoming week I will be attending the Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2017 Conference in San Antonio, Texas. For those traveling to SPSP…

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” -Mark Twain – As I say goodbye…

The great American word mapper, puts a new spin on how we can play with n-grams. Data scientists have mapped the top 100,000…

Recently, I read a study that examined the motivations for using dating apps, such as Tinder. Not surprisingly, researchers found that people used the…