Why I give my students a 'tragedy of the commons' extra credit challenge (The Washington Post)
How understanding the prisoner's dilemma can help bridge liberal and conservative differences (The Conversation) What a simple psychological test reveals about climate change (National Geographic) Climate Change and the "Tragedy of the Commons" (The Baltimore Sun) Curiosity is One Key to Heterodoxy. Forced Memorization is Not (Heterodox Academy Blog) |
Science of Relationships Posts
The following are articles or brief posts I have written for Science of Relationships, on a variety of topics (in order of newest to oldest). Click on each title to be taken to the full article.
What Did I Do Wrong? Understanding Relationship Betrayal.
Book Review: Aziz Ansari's Modern Romance
Ben Affleck Was Right: Relationships Are Hard Work. And That’s OK.
Who’s Hot, Who’s Not? Time Will Tell
The Scientific Merits of Tinder: Swipe Left or Right?
It’s Not Just About You and Me: How Social Networks Impact Relationships
How Sex Changes Across Stages in Relationships
Moral Boundaries in Relationships: Relationship Matters Podcast 41
The Truth Behind Online Dating: How It Compares to “Offline” Dating
The Truth Behind Online Dating: What Motivates Users and Companies
The Truth Behind Online Dating: What Is and Isn’t Real
Debunking Myths About Sexual Fluidity
The Ethics of OKCupid’s Dating Experiment
What Kind of Sexual Personality Do You Have?
Relationship Science and Pop Psychology: Can't We All Just Get Along?
How to Decipher Your Date…with Science
The “Cheerleader Effect” (Yes, It Exists)
The "Marriage Hack"
Cross-Sex Friendships: Hazardous to Your Mental Health?
“Would You Go To Bed With Me Tonight?”: Stigma and the Sexual Double Standard
Sleep Tight...Will the Sex Dreams Bite?
Wake Up! How Dreams Influence Relationships (Part 2)
Wake Up! Dreams and Relationships (Part 1 of 2)
Chemistry + Timing = Relationship Success
The Scientist (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Replications)
Are You the Jealous Type?
Late to the Game, Happier in Relationships
New Developments in Consensual Non-Monogamy Research
The “Big T” – Testosterone, Sexual Desire, and Mating
SPSP Coverage, Broadcasting from N'awlins
I Get BUY With A Little Help From My Friends.
The “Halo” of Hot Women
Liberal or Conservative? Obey Your Mom and Dad
“Stay Close to Me” – Attachment, Terror Management, and Symbolic Immortality in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Monkey See, Monkey Do (and by “Do” We Mean “Have Sex”)
Sometimes a Cigar is Just An…Unsupportive Partner
The Hookup Culture
"Hooking Up" – What is it Exactly?
How Does Your Attachment Influence Your Sexual Relationships?
Coming to You Live from Chicago, it’s IARR!
Was Barack Obama “Avoidant” in His Youth?
The Dependency Paradox
Fact Checking Cohabitation and Marriage
The “Need to Belong” - Part of What Makes Us Human
How Do I Stop Being “Clingy?”
Why People Have Sex (“The Naked Man” Redux)
How to Not “Get Played”
Sexual Strategies in Cross-Sex Friendships
Attachment and Breakups: The Whole Matters More Than the Parts
Cross-Sex Friendships: Can Men and Women Ever Be “Just Friends”?
The Best Pick Up Line Ever
Measuring Attachment Security - A Little Or A Lot?
Attachment Theory: Explaining Relationship “Styles”
From Friends to Lovers
How I Met Your Mother: Mere Exposure and the “Mermaid Theory”
OKTrends - Are Their Data Valid?
College Sex: Consequences for Body Image
What Did I Do Wrong? Understanding Relationship Betrayal.
Book Review: Aziz Ansari's Modern Romance
Ben Affleck Was Right: Relationships Are Hard Work. And That’s OK.
Who’s Hot, Who’s Not? Time Will Tell
The Scientific Merits of Tinder: Swipe Left or Right?
It’s Not Just About You and Me: How Social Networks Impact Relationships
How Sex Changes Across Stages in Relationships
Moral Boundaries in Relationships: Relationship Matters Podcast 41
The Truth Behind Online Dating: How It Compares to “Offline” Dating
The Truth Behind Online Dating: What Motivates Users and Companies
The Truth Behind Online Dating: What Is and Isn’t Real
Debunking Myths About Sexual Fluidity
The Ethics of OKCupid’s Dating Experiment
What Kind of Sexual Personality Do You Have?
Relationship Science and Pop Psychology: Can't We All Just Get Along?
How to Decipher Your Date…with Science
The “Cheerleader Effect” (Yes, It Exists)
The "Marriage Hack"
Cross-Sex Friendships: Hazardous to Your Mental Health?
“Would You Go To Bed With Me Tonight?”: Stigma and the Sexual Double Standard
Sleep Tight...Will the Sex Dreams Bite?
Wake Up! How Dreams Influence Relationships (Part 2)
Wake Up! Dreams and Relationships (Part 1 of 2)
Chemistry + Timing = Relationship Success
The Scientist (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Replications)
Are You the Jealous Type?
Late to the Game, Happier in Relationships
New Developments in Consensual Non-Monogamy Research
The “Big T” – Testosterone, Sexual Desire, and Mating
SPSP Coverage, Broadcasting from N'awlins
I Get BUY With A Little Help From My Friends.
The “Halo” of Hot Women
Liberal or Conservative? Obey Your Mom and Dad
“Stay Close to Me” – Attachment, Terror Management, and Symbolic Immortality in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Monkey See, Monkey Do (and by “Do” We Mean “Have Sex”)
Sometimes a Cigar is Just An…Unsupportive Partner
The Hookup Culture
"Hooking Up" – What is it Exactly?
How Does Your Attachment Influence Your Sexual Relationships?
Coming to You Live from Chicago, it’s IARR!
Was Barack Obama “Avoidant” in His Youth?
The Dependency Paradox
Fact Checking Cohabitation and Marriage
The “Need to Belong” - Part of What Makes Us Human
How Do I Stop Being “Clingy?”
Why People Have Sex (“The Naked Man” Redux)
How to Not “Get Played”
Sexual Strategies in Cross-Sex Friendships
Attachment and Breakups: The Whole Matters More Than the Parts
Cross-Sex Friendships: Can Men and Women Ever Be “Just Friends”?
The Best Pick Up Line Ever
Measuring Attachment Security - A Little Or A Lot?
Attachment Theory: Explaining Relationship “Styles”
From Friends to Lovers
How I Met Your Mother: Mere Exposure and the “Mermaid Theory”
OKTrends - Are Their Data Valid?
College Sex: Consequences for Body Image
The following are articles or brief posts I have written for In-Mind Magazine. Click on each title to be taken to the full article.
The Coddling of the American Mind
Does Social Media Usage Really Make People Miserable? Fact-checking Claims About the Psychology of Facebook
Positive Psychology and the Importance of Close Relationships in TV Sitcoms: That 70s Show, Entourage, and How I Met Your Mother
Learning from our dreams
Commentary for Mobility Special Issue
On the Current State of Science Journalism
The Coddling of the American Mind
Does Social Media Usage Really Make People Miserable? Fact-checking Claims About the Psychology of Facebook
Positive Psychology and the Importance of Close Relationships in TV Sitcoms: That 70s Show, Entourage, and How I Met Your Mother
Learning from our dreams
Commentary for Mobility Special Issue
On the Current State of Science Journalism