Author: Kate Blackburn
Where am I this month?
This next week I am traveling to Atlanta, Georgia to attend the 2018 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference. If you’re headed…
Read MoreRun to Remember
Although, I have been a runner for as long as I can remember I’ve never given the health benefits much thought. Sure, it…
Read MoreSound familiar?
Harvard scientists recently set out to learn whether music type was recognizable across cultures. These scientists collected hundreds of different types of songs…
Read MoreFood Labels
Ever been out to dinner and ordered something just because it sounded tasty? Do words have the potential to change our eating habits? Recent…
Read MoreFitness Trackers
Recently, I have considered buying a fitness tracker. Not just because it is the latest fad in tracking steps taken/calories burned, but because…
Read MoreHappiest of New Years!
In high school my art teacher, Ms. Macy, asked us every year to take out a sheet of paper and write down 100…
Read MoreWeather personality?
A new study published in Nature found that weather may be related to personality. Turns out people in warmer climates tend to be…
Read MoreSterotypes
Standford researchers just published a cool project studying 100 years worth of text to identify words associated with women and men. Even more,…
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