Frank T. McAndrew, Ph.D.
Psychologist/Professor/Essayist/Consultant
Recent Print & Internet Mentions
7 powers of charismatic people - September 24, 2021 (Viet Nam)
The people skills of charming people - September 22, 2021 (Viet Nam)
7 people skills of truly charming people - September 21, 2021
Where does Pennsylvania rank on happiness? - September 14, 2021
New Mexico is not a happy state - September 14, 2021
2021's Happiest States in America - September 14, 2021
7 people skills of charming people - September 1, 2021
Why losing a dog is so hard (Spanish) - August 28, 2021
Why does heat make people aggressive? (Romania)
- August 27, 2021
Why does heat make people aggressive? (Romania)
- Libertatea, August 27, 2021
People get meaner and fight more when it is hotter
- August 18, 2021
How smiling helps you beat stress, snag a job, and make more money
- August 13, 2021
Falling for Nigerian Prince Scams (Switzerland) - July 25, 2021
Falling for "Nigerian Prince" scams - July 23, 2021
Extreme Weather: Why we risk our lives to save our homes
- July 23, 2021
Why does heat make us aggressive?
- Central Valley Business Journal, July 23, 2021
Because hot weather makes us unhappy
-Ecozen (Greece), July 23, 2021
Why people risk their lives to save their homes
- Frontline (India), July 22, 2021
Why does violent crime go up when it gets hot?
- IFL Science, July 22, 2021
Why people risk their lives to save their homes
- Deutsche Welle, July 21, 2021
Why does hot weather make people bad tempered?
- July 20, 2021
Why we love gossip - July 13, 2021 (Korean)
The Class of COVID-19: The pandemic's impact on the high school experience. - Louisville Courier Journal, May 28, 2021
Why Tuesday is the longest & most boring day of the week (Hungarian)
- May 4, 2021
Positive functions of gossip - April 29, 2021
Littering - April 22, 2021
Who litters the most? - April 21, 2021
Creepy Dolls (Vietnamese) - April 20, 2021
Why we think some people are creepy - April 14, 2021
Why scam victims feel stupid & ashamed - April 2, 2021
Gossip as a social skill (Indonesian) - March 11, 2021
A guy saves a girl from a creep by pretending to know her
- February 19, 2021
The do's and don'ts of zoom dating - February 13, 2021
A guy saves a girl from a creep by pretending to know her
- February 13, 2021
ZOOM Meeting Dress-Up - January, 2021
Why you need to get dressed, even when you aren't going anywhere
- Vogue, January 16, 2021
The complicated concept of "home" - December 21, 2020
Gossip (Italy) - December 18, 2020
The importance of personal privacy - December 14, 2020
Why men can "drop their armor" at home (Polish) - December 8, 2020
A case study of "Deuxmoi" & the psychology of gossip
- November 30, 2020
Home for the Holidays - November 18, 2020
The science behind nostalgia for old songs - November 2, 2020
What is behind the great horror myths? (German)
- October 31, 2020 (Also in Volkstimme & Blue News)
Does garlic protect against vampires? (German) - October 29, 2020
- (also in Westfalische Nachrichten)
Dealing with creepy men who harass their female coworkers
- October 28, 2020
America's greatest Halloween fears - October 27, 2020
(also in Yahoo Entertainment)
Does garlic really stop vampires, and other paranormal defense strategies (German) - October 27, 2020
Dealing with scary Halloween stuff (German) - October 26, 2020
Why the choice of your child's name matter so much (Croatia)
- October 15, 2020
How can you tell where "home" is? - October 6, 2020
The Nature of Happiness (Indonesian) - September 17, 2020
The perks of gossip - September 11, 2020
Why clowns creep us out - September 7, 2020
The Psychology of Contempt - September 6, 2020
Grief over the death of a pet - August 24, 2020
Grief over the death of a pet, August 23, 2020
Gossip - August 17, 2020
Why we love to gossip (Indonesia), July 20, 2020
Gossip (Mexico), July 1 & 15, 2020
How to dress for telework (Chile), June 26, 2020
The nature of nostalgia - Aeon Magazine, June 16, 2020
Why we love gossip (Slovenia) - June 12, 2020
Why Doll Horror Movies are so Creepy - June 4, 2020
The science of gossip - and why we all do it! (Romania) - May 26, 2020
Why gossip is not always bad (Bosnian) - May 25, 2020
Why is this photo of unidentifiable objects so creepy? (Indonesia)
- May 24, 2020
Why we love gossip (U.K./Polish), May 19, 2020
What to tell kids about gossip - and how to stop it
- moms.com, May 17, 2020
Why we love gossip (Indonesia) - May 15, 2020
Why do we love gossip? (Belgium) - May 14, 2020
Why do we love gossip? - May 14, 2020
Why we love gossip (Indonesia) - May 13, 2020
The Benefits of Gossip - May 13, 2020 (Poland)
The science of gossip - May 11, 2020
The Science of Gossip - May 11, 2020
- also in The Clayton News & CNN Mexico
Why we love gossip (Brazil) - May 11, 2020
Why we love gossip - May 11, 2020
Why we love gossip - May 11, 2020
Why gossip is especially important during the pandemic
- Vice, May 8, 2020
Quarantine & Mental Health (Brazil), April 28, 2020
Do you need to wear pants when working from home? - April 25, 2020
Dressed for success while working from home - April 24, 2020
Coping with Isolation - April 20, 2020
Privacy for public figures (Indonesia) - April 20, 2020
Does small talk matter? - April 18, 2020
Judge orders lawyers to stop looking like slobs - April 17, 2020
Psychological Impact of Quarantine - April 16, 2020
Judge orders lawyers to stop looking like slobs - April 15, 2020
Judge orders lawyers to stop looking like slobs
- April 14, 2020
Judge orders lawyers to stop looking like slobs
- TV 2 (Norway), April 14, 2020
Judge orders lawyers to stop looking like slobs - April 13, 2020
Knox College, April 2, 2020
Quarantine and Mental Health
- The Daily Times of Pakistan, April 1, 2020
Life in Quarantine - El Universo (Ecuador), March 29, 2020
Dealing with the psychological effects of COVID-19, March 27, 2020
Dealing with the Coronavirus - Ahval News, March 26, 2020
Digital date nights - Vogue, March 26, 2020
The effects of quarantine on mental health
- G1/Globo.com, March 19, 2020
The unexpected stress of working from home - March 18, 2020
How to dress while in quarantine - March 17, 2020
The effects of quarantine on mental health - March 15, 2020
Why losing a dog is so hard
- La 100 (Argentinian Radio Station), February 28, 2020
Why clowns creep us out - February 20, 2020
Why old buildings seem haunted
- Australian Broadcasting Company, February 20, 2020
Renovation of the Knox College Science Building
February 6, 2020
Realism and the uncanny valley
- Blog of artist Carolyn Anderson, January 20, 2020
Knox College faculty receive exceptional achievement awards
- January 9, 2020
Workplace Gossip - January 8, 2020
Gossip in the workplace - January 7, 2020
Answers to five burning questions from curious kids
- December 30, 2019 (also in The National Interest)
What makes a building look "evil"? - December 26, 2019
Five favorite answers to questions from curious kids
- December 26, 2019
The creepiness of the movie "Cats" - December 23, 2019
Five favorite answers to questions from curious kids
- December 23, 2019 (also in the Santa Maria Times)
The problem of creepy men - December 23, 2019
Jobs in which people are most dissatisfied (Uruguay)
- December 23, 2019
Five favorite answers to questions from curious kids
- December 19, 2019
Transient Global Amnesia (TGA) - December 10, 2019
Why you can't look away from cursed images - December 9, 2019
What makes some men seem creepy? - November 25, 2019
Why ouija boards creep us out - November 19, 2019
The oppression of minorities - November 18, 2019
What is to be done about the problem of creepy men?
- November 15, 2019
Donald Trump's sense of humor - November 9, 2019
Why we love a good scream (Norway) - November 9, 2019
Why we like to be scared (Indonesia) - November 4, 2019
The concept of "home" - November 4, 2019
Why we love a good scream (Norway) - November 2, 2019
Why clowns creep us out (Indonesia) - November 2, 2019
Why we fear clowns - November 1, 2019
Why are people so afraid of clowns? - October 31, 2019
Fear of clowns - October 31, 2019
What makes things scary?
- appeared in print magazine only, October, 2019
Why some people see ghosts (Argentina)
- October 31, 2019
Horror can be fun - some last minute Halloween ideas (Italy)
- October 31, 2019
Why some people see ghosts - October 31, 2019
Why do we like to scare ourselves? - October 31, 2019
The architecture of horror (Belgium) - October 31, 2019
Creepy clown scares in Alabama - October 31, 2019
Ouija Boards - October 30, 2019
Ouija Boards - October 30, 2019
Why some people see ghosts - October 30, 2019
Why we see ghosts (Spanish) - October 30, 2019
Haunted house offers $20,000 to anyone who can finish it, but does it take fright too far? - October 29, 2019
F*cking terrifying horror movies are actually good for you
- October 28, 2019
Why we like to be scared - October 28, 2019
Why we like to scare ourselves - October 27, 2019
Ouija Boards - October 25, 2019
The architecture of creepiness - October 23, 2019
The creepiness of clowns - October 23, 2019
Why old people don't like new music (Indonesia)
- October 14, 2019
The deeply philosophical concerns of the Joker
- October 13, 2019
Why we like to scare ourselves - October 10, 2019
Why old people hate new music - October 8, 2019
How to protect yourself online - October 7, 2019
Why clowns creep us out - October 6, 2019
Why old people hate new music - October 6, 2019
(also in the Corvallis Gazette Times)
Why clowns are creepy - October 6, 2019
Behaviors that make you seem creepy - October 5, 2019
Best psychology links on the web this week - October 4, 2019
Why we fear "the Joker" and clowns in general - October 4, 2019
Why old people hate new music - October 4, 2019
Why parents hate their kids' music - October 3, 2019
Why we lose interest in popular music by the time we turn 33
- October 1, 2019
Why older people hate new music - October 1, 2019
Transient Global Amnesia - September 30, 2019
Why old people hate new music - September 30, 2019
Transient Global Amnesia - September 24, 2019
Gossip - September 23, 2019
What do your dreams mean? (Greek) - September 23, 2019
Transient Global Amnesia - September 16, 2019
Dumbest reasons for going to war - September 12, 2019
Nigerian email scams - September 11, 2019
This is why everyone hates clowns - September 6, 2019
Why clowns creep us out (Indonesian) - September 6, 2019
Why clowns creep you out (Indonesian) - September 6, 2019
LA's Dine & Dash Dater - August 30, 2019 (in print only)
The Uncanny Valley - August 27, 2019
Why some people are afraid of clowns (Brazil) - August 27, 2019
Pet bereavement policies at work? - August 19, 2019
What are the characteristics of a "sinister" person and why are we afraid of them? - (Portuguese) - August 16, 2019
The nature of hate - August 14, 2019
Gun violence in America - August 13, 2019
You Tube pulls the plug on disturbing videos of kids
- July 30, 2019
Why the trailer for the movie version of "Cats" seems creepy
- July 19, 2019
Can one think of Colombia as home?
- July 9, 2019
How is Amazon changing our lives? - June/July, 2019
Why dolls creep us out so much - June 19, 2019
Charisma, fame, and democratic presidential candidates
- June 13, 2019
What makes a person creepy? - June 4, 2019
Intellectual Humility (Argentina) - June 1, 2019
Intellectual Humility - May 26, 2019
Are the lives of athletes too public? - May 20, 2019
Gossip is what makes us human (Poland) - May 19, 2019
Why are the Pokemon characters in "Detective Pikachu" scary?
(France) - May 8, 2019
Why does this photo of random unrecognizable objects creep us out?
- May 7, 2019 (Colombia)
The real reason you care so much about the royal baby
- May 3, 2019
Why did this picture go viral - and why is it so disturbing?
- TV 2, Norway, April 29, 2019
Why is this photograph of unrecognizable objects so creepy?
(Indonesia) - April 28, 2019 (also in the Banjarmasin Post)
Why is this photograph of unrecognizable objects so creepy?
(Indonesia) - April 28, 2019 (Also in Tribun Lampung)
Why is this viral image of unrecognizable objects so creepy?
- April 25, 2019 (Also in Noticias (Brazil))
Why we still fall for "Nigerian Prince" scams - April 18, 2019
Creepiness and the "Uncanny Valley" - April 9, 2019
Why do we trust imposters? (Germany) - April 5, 2019
Mentoring college athletes - March 29, 2019
The perils of social isolation - March 25, 2019
Why we are destined to be unhappy (Lithuania)
-March 13, 2019
When do the personalities of babies develop?
- March 11, 2019
Why do we "Like" the Instagram posts of
famous people? - March 8, 2019
Why do we like the pics of hot-looking people on Instagram?
(Belgium) - March 7, 2019
Why we like the pics of hot-looking people on Instagram
- March 7, 2019
The psychology behind why we "Like" the pictures of hot-looking people on Instagram - March 6, 2019.
Why the "Momo"character is so creepy - March 5, 2019
The sinfulness of the state of Louisiana - March 4, 2019
What makes the "Momo" character so creepy? - March 1, 2019
Why the "Momo" character is so creepy - March 1, 2019
Why the "Momo" YouTube scare is creepy - March 1, 2019
- also in Yahoo.financias (Brazil) & Caribbean News Service
Why we are scared of clowns - February 25, 2019
Do you live in one of America's most sinful states?
- February 25, 2019
The sinfulness of the state of Texas - February 22, 2019
What are the most sinful states in America? - February 20, 2019
How you picked Mr. Wrong - February 14, 2019
Why people see ghosts - Cozy mysteries by Ana Bisset
- February 12, 2019
Creepiness of Clowns - February 8, 2019
Why losing a dog is so hard (Video) - February 5, 2019
Creepiness - January 19, 2019
Why we find smiles so attractive - January 9, 2019
Media controversy surrounding President Bush's service dog "Sully" - December 4, 2018
How shared hatred helps you make friends - December 3, 2018
- also in KENH 14 (Vietnam) & 36KR (China)
Celebrity Gossip - November 22, 2018
The creepiest jobs - November 20, 2018
The creepiness of Pokemon characters - November 19, 2018
The creepiness of Pokemon characters - November 18, 2018
- also in HuffPost France
