Author Archives: Janus

It’s a good thing that the movie Inglourious Basterds has subtitles, because everyone except the Americans are always switching languages. Now imagine that you see a silent clip from the movie — do you think you’d be able to tell … Continue reading →

What do you see in this picture? Now ask yourself: What do you know about this creature?   You probably came up with at least a couple facts: it’s a kind of reptile, it’s huge, it went extinct millions of … Continue reading →

When you’re sitting in a public place, do you ever “feel someone looking at you” — and then turn around to find out it’s true? In the scientific community, people have investigated whether it’s possible to sense when a person … Continue reading →

These days there is a lot of talk about “educational applications” of research in psychology. More than ever before, funding organizations (like the National Science Foundation) are putting the pressure on researchers to do work that can tell us how … Continue reading →

Did you take a foreign language, like Spanish, in high school or college? You might still be able to understand a little Spanish, but you wouldn’t be able to say a whole sentence if your life dependend on it. Even … Continue reading →