human behavior & emotions Archives

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Was James Damore Right About Women in Tech?

Dov Michaeli, MD, PhD - 10/8/2017 - 7

In a viral memo from Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber, James Damore lists personality differences that he says explain why women are less adept than men at software engineering.

Survival of the Human Race Depends on Being Social

Dov Michaeli, MD, PhD - 9/10/2017 - 3

Our brains are hard-wired to be social because of its survival value, so how does the ‘me first’ philosophy of libertarianism mesh with our biology?

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What is Non-Verbal Learning Disorder?

Amy Margolis, PhD - 8/21/2017 - 0

Children with Non-Verbal Learning Disability are usually more advanced in language than any other area but they have a deficit in visual-spatial processing.

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Are Cultural Bias and Prejudice Inherited?

Dov Michaeli, MD, PhD - 8/7/2017 - 0

Thirty-seven years after Darwin published his masterpiece, On the Origin of Species, we have a plausible explanation of how the environment can generate heritable behavior.

How One Student Struggles to Become a Good Doctor

Margaret Cary, MD, MBA, MPH and Jack Penner - 11/7/2016 - 0

Margaret (Maggi) Cary and Jack Penner reconstruct how they have worked together to help Penner become the good doctor he wants to be.

How Dogs Can Teach Us To Be Better Humans

Steve Ambrose - 9/3/2016 - 1

Here are seven dog characteristics that we should try to apply to our own lives and interactions with others.