Psychology

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Wired August 21, 2007 Clive Thompson	Clive Thompson Explains Why We Can Count on Geeks to Rescue the Earth Psychologists start to explain why we're very good at processing the plight of tiny groups of people but horrible at conceptualizing the suffering of large ones.
Smithsonian September 2007 Eric Jaffe	Interview: Richard Lerner The Tufts University developmental scientist challenges the myth of the troubled adolescent in his new book, "The Good Teen"
Wired August 21, 2007 Clive Thompson	Halo 3: How Microsoft Labs Invented a New Science of Play The designers at Bungie Studios, creators of the Halo series -- the most innovative and beloved video games of all time -- use science to make better games. But researchers there are also learning more about gameplay itself.
Scientific American September 2007 Steve Mirsky	What's the Big Idea? When the light bulb above your head is truly incendiary.
Science News August 18, 2007 Julie J. Rehmeyer	Math Trek: Calculating the Word Spurt A simple mathematical argument explains why children suddenly learn lots of new words.
Science News August 18, 2007 Janet Raloff	Caffeine Aids Golden Girls' Mental Health Coffee and tea appear to keep aging women sharp. Men, not so much.
Chemistry World August 16, 2007 John Bonner	Chernobyl Fallout Impaired Mental Development of Swedish Infants A study finds that radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl disaster impaired the mental development of Swedish children that were still in the womb at the time of the incident. The findings suggest that infants are endangered by radiation exposure at levels previously thought to be safe.
The Motley Fool August 7, 2007 John Rosevear	Don't Lose Grandma's Money! Are some dollars more valuable than others? Mental accounting is a cornerstone of behavioral finance -- the study of why people sometimes do things with their money that don't seem rational.
IEEE Spectrum August 2007 Paul McFedries	Tired vs. Wired Whether excessive information gets you down or perks you up, it's clear that the future will bring more information, not less.
Reason July 2007 Brian Doherty	'You Can't See Why on an fMRI' What science can, and can't, tell us about the insanity defense.
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