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Frank T. McAndrew, Ph.D.
Psychologist/Professor/Essayist
Recent Print & Internet Mentions
What is "personal branding" and what is it for?
- Forbes Argentina, November 2, 2022
Why do some people see ghosts while others don't? - October 31, 2022
Creepy Dolls - The Huffington Post, October 27, 2022
(Also in Yahoo News)
Why are cafe tables round? - October 11, 2022
Why people hate remakes of songs they love - October 1, 2022
Oddly terrifying signs from around the world - September 30, 2022
Is physically risky heroism a 'guy thing'? - September 26, 2022
Traits that make you seem creepy (Chile) - September 26, 2022
The positive side of gossip (Indonesia), September 26, 2022
Can gossip be good? (Indonesian), September 23, 2022
Haunted houses remain scientific mysteries - September 23, 2022
Is gossip good for us? - Australian Broadcasting Company,
September 19, 2022. Also appears in Suara, Kompas & Tempo
(All in Indonesia)
What makes someone creepy? (Swedish) - September 13, 2022
Traits & behaviors associated with creepiness - September 9, 2022
50 of the funniest and most confusing 'cursed images' from this online group - September 5, 2022
Why do we love gossip about celebrities? (Indonesian)
- September 3, 2022
Are we wired to be discontented? - August 20, 2022
Fear of Satan and the Unseen (Indonesia) - August 19, 2022
Office Gossip - August 18, 2022
Why are clowns so damn scary? - July 18, 2022
Why mass shooters are so young - July 12, 2022
Why are mass shooters so young? (Brazil) - July 10, 2022
Why mass shooters are young men (Portuguese) - July 6, 2022
Why some people see ghosts (Indonesia) - July 5, 2022
Disturbing t-shirts - June 27, 2022
Why do some people see ghosts? (Spanish)
- Revista Central, June 21, 2022
Why mass shooters are young men - June 20, 2022
Why old people don't like new music (Spanish) - June 13, 2022
Why are we afraid of clowns? (Hungary) - June 9, 2022
Bizarre dolls on Texas beaches (Brazil) - June 8, 2022
Is the "angry young male" trope prompting America's shooting epidemic? (India) - June 5, 2022
9 Mass Shootings, six committed by young people
- World Journal (Chinese), June 3, 2022
Why are mass shooters getting younger? - June 2, 2022
Disturbing new trend in mass shootings - June 2, 2022
Why mass shooters are usually young men - June 2, 2022
- also appears in the South Florida Sun Sentinel,
the Chicago Tribune, & The Baltimore Sun
Why we are drawn to things we can't identify - May 31, 2022
Why young men become shooters - May 30, 2022
Toilets with threatening auras - May 28, 2022
Woman gets called inconsiderate for not telling her Japanese girlfriend and her parents that she's fluent in Japanese - May 25, 2022
Why do creepy dolls keep washing up on Texas beaches? - May 16, 2022
Getting over being boring (Africa) - April 28, 2022
Why we can't be happy all of the time (Hungary) - April 28, 2022
What makes someone boring? (Portugal) - April 28, 2022
Female friendships offer more emotional support than male friendships(Spanish) - April 25, 2022
Why we are obsessed with celebrities (Norway) - April 21, 2022
Why male and female friendships are so different (France)
- April 7, 2022
Response to "How to tell if you're boring" - YouTube, April 4, 2022
How to stop gossiping during Ramadan (Indonesia)
- April 4, 2022
What it feels like to see ghosts (Austria), March 24, 2022
Hegemonic masculinity in Arabic music videos - February 27, 2022
"Cursed Images" - February 21, 2022
Our healthy and unhealthy obsession with celebrity couples
- February 20, 2022
The science of gossip - February 17, 2022
The courage to be humble - February 14, 2022
How to convey dominance while smiling
- February 12, 2022 (also appears in Eminetra Canada)
Why old people hate new music (Spanish)
- January 26, 2022
Tips on how to have a conversation (Czech)
- January 21, 2022
Why do people see ghosts? (Poland)(January 21, 2022)
What can a real-life haunting tell us about American religion?
- January 20, 2022
Gossip isn't a sin (Chinese)
- Commonwealth Magazine, January 20, 2022
Why we don't like new music as we get older (Chinese)
- Commonwealth Magazine, January 17, 2022
Pediaphobia: Fear of Dolls (Indonesia) - January 8, 2022
Pediaphobia: Fear of Dolls (Indonesia) - January 6, 2022
Why musical tastes change as we age (Spanish) - January 3, 2022
How to not be creepy - Psychology Today Magazine (in print only)
- December, 2021 (pp. 32-34)
Why we don't like new music as we age (Indonesia)
- December 19, 2021
Why do we hate newer music the older we get?
- Screen Shot Magazine, December 16, 2021
Why old people hate new music (Indonesia) - December 13, 2021
Old people do not like new music (India) - December 12, 2021
Why we like scary situations (Indonesian) - December 9, 2021
Albert Einstein & the secret to happiness (German) - December 6, 2021
Why does heat make us violent? (Spanish) - December 2, 2021
Albert Einstein & the secret to happiness - November 30, 2021
The loss of a pet (Portuguese) - November 30, 2021
Albert Einstein & the secret to happiness - November 29, 2021
Why do ghosts haunt some people more than others?
- ED Times (India), November 29, 2021
Why old people hate new music (Spanish) - November 24, 2021
Gossip as a social skill (Indonesian) - November 22, 2021
What makes a man "sexy"? (Spanish) - November 22, 2021
How can horror movies be "fun"? (Indonesian) - November 22, 2021
Gossip as a social skill - November 21, 2021
Britney Spears & California Conservatorships
- ABC TV News, Sacramento, November 12, 2021
Intelligence in men may not be as sexy as we think
- November 12, 2021 (Spain)
Why some people see ghosts and others don't (Peru)
- October 31, 2021
The shock & horror factor of haunted houses - October 30, 2021
The upside of workplace gossip - October 30, 2021
Why some people see ghosts - October 28, 2021 (Spain)
Why we are obsessed with haunted houses - October 27, 2021
Who sees ghosts? (Spain) - October 27, 2021
Creepy historical dolls - October 20, 2021
Profs & Pints: Encounters with Ghosts - October 17, 2021
Why we like being scared - October 15, 2021
Why we are obsessed with Halloween haunted houses (India)
- October 13, 2021
Why we love haunted houses - Portal FM (103.1 FM) - October 12, 2021
Why we are obsessed with haunted houses - October 12, 2021
Why we are obsessed with Halloween haunted houses
- October 11, 2021
Why we love Halloween haunted houses - October 11, 2021
Good testosterone & bad testosterone - October 10, 2021
(Catalan)
Rumor has it: Gossip is good - October 6, 2021
Gossip - October 2, 2021 (Indonesia)
Gossip - Your Tango Magazine, October 1, 2021
Parasocial Relationships - October 1, 2021
7 powers of charismatic people - September 24, 2021 (Vietnam)
The people skills of charming people - September 22, 2021 (Vietnam)
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
Possessed Dolls - August 11, 2021
Why people think clowns are scary - SpiritHalloween.com, July 29, 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)
How not to seem creepy - June 29, 2021
On the Nature of Creepiness - June 3, 2021
Why clowns creep us out (Turkey) - June 2, 2021
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
How to avoid being the office creep - March 31, 2021 (Irish)
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
Can we forget the taste of fear? - June 28, 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
The hazards of social isolation
- BizShifts-Trends.com, May 7, 2020
Why we fear clowns - April 30, 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
What ouija boards know about us - November 1, 2019
Why are people so afraid of clowns? - October 31, 2019
Signs your website looks more like a haunted house than a welcoming home - 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
Gossip is an evolved social skill (Turkish) - 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 we love to gossip (Colombia) - May 11, 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
