by jmalouff | Sep 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
An Australian nurse, Bronnie Ware, has written a book about the regrets individuals express as they approach death (“The Top Five Regrets of the Dying”). I just read a summary of the book in the Huntington Post. The top five regrets are (1) not leading a...
by jmalouff | Sep 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
I gave an interview to a journalist this week about why people worship celebrities. I said that, from a psychological point of view, humans worship specific celebrities for the same reason they worship or idolize certain gods, their own nation, and specific sports...
by jmalouff | Sep 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
When I worked for a different university I received a surprise late on a Friday afternoon. The head of psychology distributed a list ranking each faculty member separately on research, teaching, and service achievements for the year. He then quickly left the building....