Deeply Trivial

Like many, I eagerly waited to see how the game of thrones would end. I tore through the books available at the time shortly before the firs...

As part of my job and newly reorganized departments, my boss had many us take the Clifton StrengthsFinder , a measure developed by Donald O....

I've been feeling different lately - for a variety of reasons I won't go into - and just out of curiosity, decided to take the Myers...

Stop what you're doing and check out this great cartoon from the Oatmeal , dealing the backfire effect, a psychological phenomenon where...

Human beings have been enjoying booze for 9,000 years, according to an article in this month's National Geographic . Though previously, ...

I've heard many people on Facebook today arguing for opponents of Trump to be supportive and respectful. Yeah, sure. I think that goes...

One of my biggest pet peeves is when people tell me that psychological research findings are merely "common sense," which they ten...

The recent presidential election is still an important topic for discussion among my friends, and obviously others as well, as Meryl Streep ...

Not so long ago, in a city not so far away, I watched Star Wars: A New Hope for the first time. There were many viewings after that, and th...

Shortly after the election, I wrote a post with my thoughts on what happened with the polls , and why they failed to predict that Trump woul...

A recent Gallup poll measuring American's overall satisfaction with how things are going in the US found only 27% are satisfied. This i...

If you took Introductory Psychology or Social Psychology, it's quite possible your textbook was by David Myers , who in addition to writ...

The National Center for Transgender Equality recently released the results of a survey of 27,715 Americans who are transgender , which accou...

Self-disclosure is how we build strong relationships with others. By telling someone else about your inner world, you are showing that you t...

The Oxford Dictionaries have announced the 2016 word of the year : post-truth (adjective) - relating to or denoting circumstances in whic...

Actually, don't - really don't - feed the trolls. But if you're going to, try to collect some data from them while you're at...

Popularity gets you far. Being liked by others means people will go out of their way to please you, and try to link themselves to you in som...

In season 2 of my favorite show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer , the 6th episode "Halloween" dealt with the pandemonium that ensued whe...

About a week ago, I blogged my thoughts on what happened with the election polls , which made it look like Clinton would win the election. O...

I've been taking a break from Facebook, only logging in to post updates on some family health issues, but have been easing my way back i...