Recent Print & Internet Mentions
(from the past two years)
Knox College faculty receive exceptional achievement awards
- January 9, 2020
Gossip in the workplace - January 7, 2020
Answers to five burning questions from curious kids
- December 30, 2019 (also in The National Interest)
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
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
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
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
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
Creepy Dolls - November 10, 2018
The design of haunted houses - October 31, 2018
- also in PsychCentral.com, WJXT News, & WTVA News
Memories of the teen years (Turkey) - October 29, 2018
Memories of the teen years - October 28, 2018
Why horror stories are making a comeback - October 28, 2018
Why we like to be scared (Poland) -October 21, 2018
Spotify ad that is too spooky for kids - October 18, 2018
The science of creepiness - October 15, 2018
Pediophobia - Fear of Dolls, October 12, 2018
Grief over the death of a dog - October 4, 2018
Why we see ghosts - October 4, 2018
Office Gossip (Germany) - October 4, 2018
Life in social isolation - October 2, 2018
Why it is impossible to be happy all the time - September 30, 2018
Which Joker (from Batman) was the creepiest? - September 28, 2018
What is the right number of people for a group conversation?
- (Indonesia) - September 28, 2018
The creepiness of "The Joker" from Batman - September 27, 2018
Grieving over dogs - September 26, 2018
Seeing Ghosts (Indonesia) - September 22, 2018
The right size for a group conversation - September 19, 2018
Creepiness of clowns and the "IT" movie - September, 2018
Gossip can be good (Portugal) - September 16, 2018
How to deal with office rumors (Peru) - September 11, 2018
Ghost Stories - August 31, 2018
Why do men feel like they have to carry all the groceries inside in one trip? - August 30, 2018
When did men stop naming their sons after themselves? - August 29, 2018
Why we fear clowns - August 23, 2018
Why we fear clowns - August 23, 2018
Why we fear clowns - August 23, 2018
How to deal with rumors in the office - August 20, 2018
Workplace gossip in higher education - August 14, 2018
Why clowns creep us out - August 8, 2018
Why we are scared of clowns - August 4, 2018
Do smiles have a sound? - July 28, 2018
Dealing with fuck-ups in your friend group - July 13, 2018
Creepiness of Clowns - June 30, 2018
Grief over the death of a dog - June 24, 2018
Dumbest wars in history - June 22, 2018
Creepy Antique Dolls - June 22, 2018
High School Memories - June 20, 2018
Creepy Short Stories - June 17, 2018
Creepiness - June 15, 2018
What Makes Men Creepy - June 6, 2018
How to avoid creeping women out (Dr. Nerdlove) - May 24, 2018
