Behold the joint publications of Kristina Durante [Assistant Professor, Department of Marketing, University of Texas at San Antonio] and Vladas Griskevicius [Associate Professor, Marketing and Logistics, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota]: “The Fluctuating Female Vote: Politcs, Religion, and the Ovulatory Cycle,” Durante, K. M., Arsena, A. R., & Griskevicius, V. Psychological Science (forthcoming). […]
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Your Money or Your Life: The perils of having an income
A steady paycheck has a slightly unfortunate side-effect, two researchers intimate (intimidatingly): It just might kill you. People who have money are more likely to spend money, they say—and, while doing so, engage in activities that could convert them into mortality statistics. “The Short-Term Mortality Consequences of Income Receipt,” William N. Evans (pictured), Timothy J. Moore, The National […]
Ig Nobel winner Lehman Brothers “escapes bankruptcy”
Lehman Brothers, a company that shared the 2010 Ig Nobel Prize in economics, has made a spectacular rise into imminent oblivion. A Reuters report in the Oman Daily Observer tells the new details: Lehman escapes bankruptcy NEW YORK — One-time financial powerhouse Lehman Brothers emerged from bankruptcy and is now a liquidating company whose main business […]
Fifth editions: DSM vs. D&D
This month’s Psychology Thought Experiment: At this moment, two groups are at work, each developing the 5th edition of a tool that thousands—perhaps millions—of people rely upon. The thought experiment is: Compare the thought processes of the two groups. One group is creating the 5th edition of the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders). […]