Friday, February 22, 2013

Ranker.com -- A Place to Collect Free, Unique Social-Behavioral Data

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My friend, Ravi Iyer , works with the website Ranker.com . This website allows you to create simple lists of anything that you might want a ...
Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Diagnosing Democracy

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Sam walked into the doctor's office complaining. "I'm not feeling so well. I feel torn. I am of two minds and am unable to deci...
Saturday, December 8, 2012

Redesigning Democracy

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I have been invited to sit on a panel comprised of Grover Norquist (founder of Americans for Tax Reform and author of the No Taxes Pledge ...
Monday, November 26, 2012

Open Science Framework Launches its Public Beta

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The Open Science Framework has launched its public beta version. If you do science, want a way to catalog your study ideas and materials, w...
Monday, August 20, 2012

What Is Social Capital?

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Human beings may be smart, but some scholars suggest that it may be our incredible  need to be social and connect with others that has allow...
Friday, August 17, 2012

Dirty Rats: How Feelings Drive Political Thinking

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For a long time, people reasoned their way to the conclusion that they are rational beings who only make decisions after considering the pr...
Tuesday, August 14, 2012

The Cost of Flip-Flops: The Electoral Consequences of Candidate Ambiguity

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Campaign politics are kind of like a box of chocolates. You never really know what you're going to get, but you can be pretty sure that...