Why losing a dog can be harder than losing a relative or friend
     - IFL Science, August 20, 2021

Gossip is a social skill - not a character flaw.
     - The Independent (Uganda), July 20, 2021

Why do old people hate new music?

     - Yahoo News, January 16, 2021

There's no place like home for the holidays - and that's what makes the Covid-19 surge so devastating.

     - The Columbia Missourian, December 25, 2020

There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays 

     - Marin Independent Journal, December 21, 2020

Covid drives home our attachment to home

     - The Daily Herald (Everett, Washington), December 20, 2020

There's no place like home for the holidays--and that's

what makes the pandemic's winter surge particularly

devastating - December 18, 2020

There's no place like home for the holidays -- and that's what makes the pandemic's winter surge particularly devastating.

     - The Conversation, December 10, 2020 (also appears   

        in Cadillac News & El Financiero (Mexico))

Q & A about Creepiness - Psychwire, October 30, 2020

ASK about the Psychology of Gossip 

     - Psychwire, October 24, 2020

Decoding the Freudian Symbolism in Your Dreams

     - The Minds Journal, October 1, 2020

Why Losing a Dog can be so Devastating  

     - Next Truth: Young People Science, September/October 2020

Why You Underestimate How Much Other People Like You

     - The Minds Journal, September 24, 2020

Is Your Personality Stressing You Out?

     - The Minds Journal, September 18, 2020

How the God You Worship Influences the Ghosts You See

     - Next Truth Magazine, August 1, 2020

This surprising factor can predict your life span

     - Patriot Health Digest, June 10, 2020

Reading Faces: Why you sometimes get it wrong

     - Art in Real Life, June 3, 2020

The psychology behind why clowns creep us out

     - Art in Real Life, May 20, 2020

The perils of isolation

     - Art of the Mystic Otto Rapp, May 18, 2020

Why losing a dog can be harder than losing a relative or friend

     - Considerable, May 6, 2020

Why do old people hate new music? - Purple Sneakers, May 5, 2020

Why we love blood-curdling screams, Next Truth Magazine 

     - March 1, 2020

How stories about haunted houses become self-perpetuating

     - Next Truth Magazine, February 1, 2020

Why losing a dog is so hard - Considerable, January 23, 2020

The psychology of gossip - It is a social skill.

      - Actively Learn, January 14, 2020

in Next Truth: Young People Science - January 7, 2020

Why do old people hate new music?

     - Albany Times Union, December 19, 2019

Why do old people hate new music?
     - Australian Broadcasting Corporation, December 17, 2019

Why losing a dog can be harder than losing a relative or friend

     - GV Wire, November 25, 2019

Why losing a dog is harder than losing a relative or friend

     - Middle East North African Financial Network (MENAFN),         November 24, 2019

Why we love blood-curdling screams

     - Amazing Stories (QueerSciFi.com), November 6, 2019

Why clowns creep us out - Magnet,  November 2, 2019

Why we love big, blood-curdling screams

     - Time Magazine, October 31, 2019

       (also in Ladders)

Why we love big, blood-curdling screams

     - Big Think, October 30, 2019

       (also in the Wausau Pilot & Review)

How stories about haunted houses become self-perpetuating

     - Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture,

      October 29, 2019

Why we love big, blood-curdling screams

     - Livescience, KASL Radio, & Medical Xpress, October 29, 2019

Why old people hate new music

     - The Citizen (South Africa), October 28, 2019

Fear of clowns explained by a psychologist

     - Mic, October 28, 2019

Why We Love Big, Blood-Curdling Screams

     - The Conversation, October 28, 2019

       (also in Discover Magazine,  The Houston Chronicle,

         Science 2.0, San Antonio Express-News,

        Chicago Tribune, SFGate, The Apopka Voice, &

        many other media outlets)

Why haunted houses terrify us

     - Fast Company, October 23, 2019

Why do you stop liking new music as you get older?

     - Curiosity.com, October 21, 2019

Houses of Horror - Aeon Magazine, October 21, 2019

Curious Kids: Why old people hate new music

     - ActivelyLearn.com, October 17, 2019

Why losing a dog can be harder than losing a relative or friend

     - Times Herald-Record (Middletown NY), October 15, 2019

Why old people hate new music - Der Freitag, October 9, 2019

Why do old people hate new music? 

     - Texarkana Gazette, October 8, 2019

Why old people hate new music - Quartz, October 7, 2019

Why old people hate new music

     - Northwest Florida Daily News, October 7, 2019

Why clowns creep us out

     - National Geographic Indonesia, October 6, 2019

Why losing a dog can be harder than losing a relative or friend

     - RawStory & Kitsap Sun, October 4, 2019

Why old people hate new music

     - also in parent24, October 3, 2019

Why do old people hate new music?

     - Psychology Today; also in LiveWire, October 1, 2019 

Curiosity & WHYY TV - Philadelphia, October 1, 2019

Why you shouldn't want to be happy all the time

     - The Good Men Project, October 1, 2019

Why losing a dog can be harder than losing a relative or friend

     - Havasu News, September 30, 2019

Could a lack of intellectual humility be at the root of what ails America? - Blavity, September 27, 2019

Curious Kids: Why do old people hate new music?

     - The Conversation, The Associated Press, Chicago Tribune,

      San Francisco Chronicle, The Baltimore Sun, & more than

      100 other media outlets - September 26, 2019

The psychology behind why clowns creep us out

     - ActivelyLearn.com, September 25, 2019

"The Best Days of Our Lives?" An essay about high school included in the playbill for Groan Ups, which ran in London’s Vaudeville Theatre - opened September 20, 2019

How the God you worship influences the ghosts you see

     - The Durango Herald & The Meridian Star,  September 14, 2019

Why clowns are creepy - FirstPost, September 14, 2019

Gossip - IOL.com, (Independent Online) September 12, 2019

Why losing a dog can be harder than losing a relative or a friend

      - McCall Digest, September 11, 2019

Why clowns creep us out - Inverse, Canal Antigua,

     & Tuoi Tre - September 10, 2019

How the God you worship influences the ghosts you see

     - Business Mirror, September 9, 2019

The psychology behind why clowns creep us out

      -The New Orleans Advocate, The Wire, CNN Espanol, Considerable,

      CNN Indonesia, & The Salina Post, - September 9, 2019

The psychology behind why clowns creep us out

     - All-about-Psychology.com, activelylearn.com, 

       & The Maui News, September 7, 2019

This is why clowns creep you out

     - CNN, Quartz, Popular Science, Arizona Daily Star,

        WKRC TV, The Oneonta Daily Star, & Local12 -September 6, 2019

How the God you worship influences the ghosts you see (Indonesian) - The Conversation, September 5, 2019

The psychology behind why clowns creep us out

     - The Conversation; also in RTL TV & Snopes.com

     - also appeared in several dozen other news outlets

     - September 4-5, 2019

Politicians don't seem to laugh at themselves as much anymore

     - Intellectual Takeout, Wall Street Window, alternet,

       Utica College Center of Public Affairs and Election Research,

       August 22, 2019

Politicians  don't seem to laugh at themselves as much anymore

     - The Conversation, Skagit Valley Herald, SFGate, & more than a

       dozen other outlets, August 21, 2019

Why losing a dog can be harder than losing a loved one

     - The Fresh Toast, August 8, 2019

Why Nigerian Prince scams continue to dupe us

     - Snopes.com/The Associated Press, August 5, 2019

Humility may be the key to solving polarization

     - July 30, 2019

Why some people see ghosts and other presences

     - Next Truth Magazine, July 30, 2019

Why losing a dog can be harder than losing a relative or friend

     - Considerable, July 15, 2019

Why a lack of intellectual humility is what ails America

     - Salon, June 1, 2019 (also in Libertarian Republic)

Why we need more intellectual humility and less moral outrage

     - Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), May 31, 2019

What is at the root of United States' ills? A lack of intellectual humility - Scroll India, May 30, 2019

Is a lack of intellectual humility at the root of what ails America?

     - Garn Press, May 28, 2019

Is a lack on intellectual humility at the root of what ails America?

     - May 27, 2019

Is a lack of intellectual humility what ails America?

     - Psychology Today (and numerous other media outlets), May 26, 2019

Is a lack of intellectual humility at the root of what ails America?

      - AlterNet, May 25, 2019 (also in ATT.net & Global Economic Intersection)

America is facing an intellectual humility crisis - Newsweek, May 24, 2019

     - (also in Pennsylvania Capital-Star, GAYNRD, & Attention to the Unseen)

Could a lack of humility be at the root of what ails America?

     - The Conversation - May 23, 2019

(also in The Chicago Tribune, The Houston Chronicle, Towle Road,                               Government Executive, The Fairfield Citizen, The Alton Telegraph, The

  Good-Men Project, BIZCATALYST 360, LittleBytes News, Calcutta News,

  Kiowa County Press, hdReporter, & many others)

Gossip is a social skill - not a character flaw

     - Business Mirror, May 2, 2019

The psychology of happiness - ActivelyLearn.com - May 1, 2019

Gossip is a social skill, not a character flaw, studies (including of lobstermen) show - The Portland Press Herald (Maine), April 26, 2019

​

Why losing a dog is so hard - Wall Street Window, February 11, 2019

     - also in OregonLive.com

Why losing a dog is so hard - The Irish Examiner, January 2, 2019

     - also in SitNews

Why "topophilia" is at an all-time high every Christmas

     - Inverse - December 23, 2018

Curiosity.com - December 20, 2018

Why you underestimate how much other people like  you - Psychology Today Magazine, December 11, 2018

- also in MAPO

Why losing a dog is so hard - PsyPost, November 29, 2018

Ghosts & Religion - Raw Story - October 31, 2018

     - also in MENAFN.com

Why haunted houses creep us out - Neuroscience News, October 29, 2018

Why haunted houses creep us out - October 26, 2018

Why losing a dog can be harder than losing a loved one

     - Erraticus, October 2, 2018

Why clowns creep us out

     - International Business Times, September 29, 2018

Why losing a dog is so hard - The Philly Voice, September 25, 2018

 - also in India TV, The Pantagraph, The Southern Illinoisan, & St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Losing a dog can be harder than losing a relative

     - The Big Smoke, August 28, 2018

Why "Nigerian Prince" scams continue to dupe us

     - Channel News Asia, August 22, 2018

Why "Nigerian Prince" Scams Continue to Dupe Us

     - Salon, August 18, 2018

Why "Nigerian Prince" scams continue to dupe us

     - International Business Times, August 8, 2018

Why "Nigerian Prince" scams continue to dupe us

     - MERCATORNET, August 7, 2018

Why "Nigerian Prince" scams continue to dupe us

     - Heavy, August 5, 2018 (also in iAfrikan)

Psychology explains why "Nigerian Prince" scammers continue to dupe us

     - Inverse, August 4, 2018 (also in The Reader)

Why We Still Fall for the 'Nigerian Prince' Scam

     - The Conversation, August 3, 2018

     - also in The Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Post-Intelligencer,

         Actualite Houssenia Writing, & others.

Ever felt Guilty over Grieving over a Dog more than a Friend? - This story is for you - Upworthy, July 31, 2018

Why losing a dog can be worse than losing a friend

     - Univision, July 18, 2018

      - also in Infobae, Magnet, Entrepeneur, La Nueva Espana, Culturizando,

        & Cadena SER

​

Why losing a dog can be as traumatic as losing a relative or friend

      - Business Insider, May 11, 2018

Why the Death of a Dog Hurts so Much - Quartz, April 26, 2018    

How the God You Worship Influences the Ghosts You See - The Big Think, April 25, 2018

Why Pretty Girls Get Bullied

     - Psychology Today Magazine, April 22, 2018

     - also in StandUptoBullying.net

Mourning a Dog Can be Harder than Mourning a Person

     - Tonic (by Vice), April 10, 2018

     - also in GV Wire, Alternet, & others

Gossip is a social skill - not a character flaw

     - Core Aspect, March 7, 2018

The science behind why there's no place like home for the

holidays - The Chicago Tribune, December 22, 2017

Nostalgia for home during the holidays

  - The Daily Mail, December 15, 2017

  - also in Univision, The Week, The Conversation, PSYCHlopaedeia

     & others

Beauty cues: Four traits men unknowingly seek in women

     - Psychology Today Magazine, 

     - November/December 2017, Vol. 50, #6, pp. 42-43

     - also in Questia & Your Tango

How the God you worship influences the ghosts you see

     - Magnet, November 20, 2017

How the God you worship influences the ghosts you see

     - Quartz, October 31, 2017

Why some people see ghosts and other paranormal presences

     - Your Tango Magazine, October 31, 2017

     - also in Psychology Today

How the God you worship influences the ghosts you see

     - KING TV (NBC Channel 5, Seattle), October 30, 2017

How the God you worship influences the ghosts you see

     - Raw Story, October 26, 2017

How the God you worship influences the ghosts you see

     -The Conversation, October 25, 2017

       (also in The Chicago Tribune, KVUE-ABC News, & Others)

Why Clowns Creep Us Out

     - JSTOR Daily, September 17, 2017

Creeped out by clowns? This might be why

     - CNN, September 8, 2017

For restaurant profits, it's about everything but the food

     - The New Influencer, April 28, 2017

For restaurants looking to boost profits, it's often about

everything but the food. - Hospitality Magazine,

     - April 26, 2017

For restaurants looking to boost profits, it's often about everything but the food - The Conversation, April 24, 2017

It can be harder to lose a dog than a relative or friend - here's why - Business Insider, March 19, 2017

Why losing a dog can be harder than losing a relative or friend

     - Australian Broadcasting Corporation, March 15, 2017

     - also in MamaMia & The Observer

A psychologist explains why losing a dog can be as painful as losing a relative - Quartz, March 14, 2017

(also in The Telegraph)

Why losing a dog can be harder than losing a relative or friend

     - The Conversation,  March 9, 2017

          (also in ActivelyLearn.com, & others)

Why you will always be haunted by high school

     - Quartz, March 3, 2017

The surprising factor that can predict your life span

     - Your Tango, January 5, 2017

     - also in Psychology Today

The perils of a life in isolation

     - Intellectual Takeout, November 17, 2016

The perils of a life in isolation

     - The Conversation, November 10, 2016

     - also in The Associated Press, IFL Science, Spring.St, & others

Why your past and your future make it hard to enjoy the present

     - Medical Daily, November 2, 2016

Evolutionary psychology explains why haunted houses creep us out

         - GOOD Magazine, October 28, 2016

Why clowns creep us out

     - The Washington Post, October 27, 2016

It's healthier to be sad sometimes than happy all the time

     - Quartz, October 12, 2016

The psychology behind why clowns creep us out

     - Time Magazine, September 29, 2016

      - also in PBS Newshour, Quartz, Scientific American, Salon, The New Republic,

        The Daily Mail, The Conversation, Yahoo News, & others

Here's why you're terrified of creepy clowns

     - The Daily Beast, September 28, 2016

         (also in The Conversation)

Why you don't want to be happy all of the time

     - Slate (France), September 14, 2016

Happiness doesn't last, and here's why that's OK

     - CNN, August 25, 2016 (also in Reliawire)

Don't try to be happy. We're programmed to be dissatisfied

     - The Guardian, August 17, 2016

     - also in The Sydney Morning Herald

Permanent happiness is a myth: Why you shouldn't want to always be happy - Salon, August 15, 2016

     - also in Real Clear Science

Why you shouldn't want to always be happy

     - Time Magazine, August 12, 2016

       - also in IFL Science, The Conversation, & Intellectual Takeout

The evolutionary psychology behind mass shootings

     - CNN, July 8, 2016

We never leave high school: Science proves adolescence unforgettable -- for better or worse

     - Salon, June 19, 2016

Gossip in your office probably does more good than harm

     - HRZone, June 10, 2016

     - also in Psychology Today

This is why you're still thinking about high school

     - The Washington Post, June 6, 2016

     - also in Raw Story

How can we better understand "The Office Creep?"

     - HRZone, June 6, 2016

Why are high school memories burned into our brains?

     - The Guardian, June 2, 2016 (also in Business Insider)

​

Why high school stays with us forever

     - The Conversation, June 1, 2016

How gossiping at work can help you get ahead

     - Business Insider, February 16, 2016

Gossip is a social skill - not a character flaw

     - LiveScience, February 1, 2016

Humans evolved to gossip because it's a necessary social skill

     - Quartz, January 26, 2016

Gossip is a social skill - not a character flaw

     - Quillette, January 25, 2016

Research shows humans evolved to gossip

     - Raw Story, January 23, 2016

How gossip can help you - Time Magazine, January 21, 2016

Gossip isn't a flaw - It's a necessary social skill

     - The New Republic, January 20, 2016

     - also in Mashable, The Conversation, Steam Register, & BizCatalyst360.com

The making of a murderer (mass shootings)

     - The Daily Mail, January 4, 2016

If you give a man a gun: The evolutionary psychology of mass shootings - Quartz, December 16, 2015

Why are shooters invariably young men?

     - Newsweek, December 7, 2015

You should know how the male brain reacts to handling

a gun - The Huffington Post, December 4, 2015

     - also in The Conversation

​

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Why do haunted houses creep us out?

     - Newsweek, October 31, 2015 (also in Mashable)

This is why haunted houses creep us out

     - Time Magazine, October 30, 2015

     - also in LiveScience, Business Insider, The Raw Story,

        The Conversation, & others

Can gossip be good?

     - Scientific American Mind Magazine, 

     - October/November, 2008, pp. 26-33  (cover story)