Psychology
Cultural Evolution blog
Kate Distin proposes a theory of Cultural Evolution and shows how it can help us to understand the origin and development of human culture. Check out her blog on Psychology Today.
Understanding the “Ethical” Consumer
Companies wanting to target ethically minded consumers need to understand some hard truths about human motivation and action if they want to capitalize on a growing trend, argue Timothy M. Devinney, Pat Auger & Giana M. Eckhardt.
Ann Devlin on Hospitals
Private rooms are expensive, but lead to shorter recovery periods and fewer infections. Does this mean they’re more effective? Psychology professor Ann Devlin, author of What Americans Build and Why, discusses hospital design in New London’s The Day.
Jeffery Mondak on the psychology of political behavior
Jeffery Mondak, a professor of political science and author of Personality and the Foundations of Political Behavior, makes the case that certain personality traits can sway us to be more liberal or conservative, to be more or less likely to attend a protest march, more or less likely to ignore politics altogether. Read more here.
Ann Devlin looks at issues in US community planning and clear energy alternatives
Ann Devlin writes that we should address clean energy alternatives as our cities expand outward in The Hartford Courant. In our quest for energy independence, we need to ask ourselves about the shape and use of our of our communities.
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