SWAG: Video Games and Violence

wikipedia.org Every Wednesday afternoon, I gather with a bunch of faculty and graduate students at the University of Illinois to discuss a j...

SWAG: The World is ending and that's unfair!

www.earthtimes.org Every Wednesday afternoon, I gather with a bunch of faculty and graduate students at the University of Illinois to discus...

PYM: Holiday Edition

Looking for your perfect holiday? The holidays are upon us, which can mean family, fun, food, and cheer. But also, stress, anxiety, conflict...

What is Charisma?

Did charisma win the 2012 election? Today on PYM we are pleased to bring you the second guest blog from Emily Plutov, advanced undergraduate...

Your Thanksgiving Table - The Political Metaphor

Source This week, I'd like to follow up on Michael's post about the ways that our parents' attitudes shape our political ideals...

An Emotional Election

Politics and emotions are deeply intertwined. Think of the last political conversation you had and how you reacted to it emotionally. Was yo...

The power of image: Does TV influence our view of the presidential candidates?

A family mesmerized by JFK during the first televised debate In 1960, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon engaged in the first televised presi...

Obama or Romney? Leave the decision to your parents!

Tell your parents that obedience  is overrated! (source) Whenever I teach a group of undergraduates I always hope that I will be shaping the...

For the Love of Humanity: The Psychology of Thinking Globally

Source When was the last time you thought about the fact that you are a member of the human species? For most of us, this aspect of our iden...

Entitlement, laziness, and internal attributions: What Romney and the rest of us think about government assistance.

Source "There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are wi...

Don't stand so close to me: Why morality divides us.

Source Have you ever discovered that a friend has a dramatically different position than you on a moral matter? Perhaps you found yourself o...

Don't be a sheep...or a donkey or an elephant

Source As election season approaches, many of us are deciding how to vote on policies that will influence our country and communities. How d...

Can Mitt Romney connect with the working-class voter?

Mitt Romney ( source ) During a US Presidential campaign it is common practice for a candidate to engage in some form of impression manageme...

Placing Trust in God and Nation

Guest blogger Olga Antonenko is back with another great post! This time she's talking about the link between God and government. Does th...

Psi Your Mind?

source Earlier this year, Daryl Bem, a Professor at Cornel University, published a paper on Psi phenomena (also known as psychic phenomena)....

Cutting up flags and kissing your sister – what is morality?

Today's post comes from another great guest blogger. Olga Antonenko Young is a graduate student in the social-personality psychology pro...

Friday Fun: A Healthy Skepticism About Science?

"There are a substantial number of scientists who have manipulated data, so that they will have dollars rolling into their projects....