Can’t We All Just Get Along?

Deception

Will Telling Lies Damage Your Brain?

David Evans on April 8, 2025

If people tell lies, do the lies have any effect on the tellers? Two researchers discovered that telling lies impairs some abilities of the tellers.

If people tell lies, do the lies have any effect on the tellers? Two researchers discovered that telling lies impairs some abilities of the tellers.

Disaster Psychology

How to Prepare for Natural Disasters?

David Evans on January 28, 2025

We often fail to prepare for natural disasters because they can be too big to comprehend.

We often fail to prepare for natural disasters because they can be too big to comprehend.

Midlife

America's Midlife Crisis

David Evans on November 22, 2024

Our country has entered new, uncharted territory. How will we respond to it?

Our country has entered new, uncharted territory. How will we respond to it?

Politics

Do Americans Really Want Democracy?

David Evans on October 23, 2024

Our views toward democracy have been changing. Why? And what can we do about it?

Our views toward democracy have been changing. Why? And what can we do about it?

Politics

Politics: Has It Caused You to Lose Friends?

David Evans on September 26, 2024

What happens when politics affects your friendships?

What happens when politics affects your friendships?

Leadership

Leadership: Is There a Secret Ingredient?

David Evans on August 5, 2024

What does it take to be a great leader? Not what it took yesterday.

What does it take to be a great leader? Not what it took yesterday.

One of the most painful situations to be in is a dispute. What can we do when we're tangled up in one? Here are some strategies that work.

Relationships

When a Good Friend Stops Speaking to You

David Evans on June 4, 2024

Sometimes a relationship suddenly stops for no apparent reason. What can we do? Here's a strategy to follow.

Sometimes a relationship suddenly stops for no apparent reason. What can we do? Here's a strategy to follow.

Gratitude

How to Survive in an Age of Grievance

David Evans on May 8, 2024

Our emotional responses to situations we experience are not predetermined but are actually choices we make.

Our emotional responses to situations we experience are not predetermined but are actually choices we make.

Personal Perspectives

Hitler? "We Thought He Was Terrific!"

David Evans on April 9, 2024

Sometimes two people can see the same thing and see it completely differently. We have different perspectives.

Sometimes two people can see the same thing and see it completely differently. We have different perspectives.

Education

Two Kinds of Learning—Which Is Yours?

David Evans on March 6, 2024

There are two very different approaches to knowing. Which is yours?

There are two very different approaches to knowing. Which is yours?

Race and Ethnicity

Can Israelis and Palestinians Make Beautiful Music Together?

David Evans on January 22, 2024

To bring change in the Middle East conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, Eduard Said and Daniel Barenboim started a symphony with only Israeli and Palestinian players.

To bring change in the Middle East conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, Eduard Said and Daniel Barenboim started a symphony with only Israeli and Palestinian players.

In a crucial election year, we need to make the best decisions we can, based on the best possible data.

Cognition

To Improve, Should You Speed Up? Or Slow Down?

David Evans on November 20, 2023

It is possible to speed up by slowing down. The key is to use a Japanese concept called "ichigyo zammai."

It is possible to speed up by slowing down. The key is to use a Japanese concept called "ichigyo zammai."

Relationships

Do You Know How to Disagree with Someone?

David Evans on October 24, 2023

A six-step strategy for disagreeing with someone amicably.

A six-step strategy for disagreeing with someone amicably.

Race and Ethnicity

A Big Surprise from Queen Latifah

David Evans on September 4, 2023

In tracing the lineage of the hip-hop artist Queen Latifah there were some very big surprises.

In tracing the lineage of the hip-hop artist Queen Latifah there were some very big surprises.

Politics

How Should We Re-think America?

David Evans on August 9, 2023

There are some things each of us can do to lessen our current polarization problem.

There are some things each of us can do to lessen our current polarization problem.

Politics

What Can We Do to Stop Polarization?

David Evans on July 14, 2023

A surprising new strategy, bolstered by research, ould make dramatic inroads on polarization.

A surprising new strategy, bolstered by research, ould make dramatic inroads on polarization.

President Donald Trump

The Man Who Helped Create Donald Trump

David Evans on May 21, 2023

When Donald Trump exploded into national politics, the groundwork for his success had been laid decades earlier, in the 1930s.

When Donald Trump exploded into national politics, the groundwork for his success had been laid decades earlier, in the 1930s.

Friends

Are Good Friendships Possible Across Polarized Boundaries?

David Evans on April 21, 2023

The United States is more polarized than any other time in the last fifty years. Here are five things to do to reverse that polarization.

The United States is more polarized than any other time in the last fifty years. Here are five things to do to reverse that polarization.