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Norbert Schwarz (CASBS 2009-10, 2000-01), has recently has recently co-authored two field studies:

A field study in the journal Judgment and Decision Making suggests that some consumers believe organic foods have fewer calories than their non-organic counterparts.  This may also lead people to make choices about foods that are counterproductive to maintaining or achieving a healthy weight.  To browse recent media coverage of this study, read the abstract or download / print the complete study, visit this link >>

A field study in the journal Science suggests that washing hands may remove psychological doubts about recent decisions. Read the abstract >>  Browse the growing media coverage >>  To listen to a podcast of NPR's Morning Edition featuring the study or read the transcript, visit this link >>

Claude M. Steele (CASBS 1994-95 and former Center Director) is interviewed on NPR's radio show, "Talk of the Nation."  He talks about his latest book, Whistling Vivaldi, and how to overcome the negative effects of stereotyping.  Listen to the story >>  Read the show's blog >>

Valerie Strauss' blog article for The Washington Post titled "Why Obama, Duncan Should Read Linda Darling-Hammond’s New Education Book" promotes Linda Darling-Hammond's (CASBS 2006-07, 1997-98) research, ideas and track record.
Read the article >>

Edward Tufte (CASBS 1973-74) is a well-known information-design theorist.  He is taking on a new role in the federal government to improve the recovery.gov website which illustrates where money from the recent economic recovery act is being spent.
Visit the recovery.gov website >>
BROWSE RELATED RECENT NEWS STORIES:
New York Time's DealBook blog, "Take $787 Billion.  Now Show Where It's Going."  Read the article >>
Newsweek Magazine's article, "How Master Information Designer Edward Tufte Can Help Obama Govern ."  Read the article >>

Recent research by Margie E. Lachman (CASBS 2009-10) explores the benefits of mental exercise.  She has co-authored an article published by the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, testing the hypothesis that mental exercise is beneficial, and may help those at greatest risk of memory problems.  She shares, "This study is one step along the way, one piece of the 'use it or lose it' puzzle that many of us are anxious to solve." (February, 2010)  Read the announcement >>  BIO >>

Jeffrey Pfeffer's (CASBS 1998-99) "Lay Off the Layoffs" is featured as Newsweek Magazine's cover article.  (February, 2010)  Read the article >>

Henry Louis Gates' (CASBS Board member and Fellow 2007-08) newest documentary, Faces of America exploring the family histories of twelve renowned Americans is presented on PBS. (February, 2010)  Watch the PBS documentary >>

Laura L. Carstensen (CASBS Fellow 2009-10) weighs in as an expert on the PBS three-part series, This Emotional Life, which takes an in-depth and expansive look at human emotions, from love and depression to fear and the pursuit of happiness.  (January, 2010)  Watch the Episode >>  Bio >>

Recent research by Nicholas S. Epley (CASBS Fellow 2009-10) explores how people "read" the minds of others, including the mind of God.  Ever find yourself thinking privately about whether another person approves of you, finds you trustworthy or even attractive?  How do we "read" other minds?  One common strategy is to rely on our own.  Liberals tend to think other people are more liberal than do conservatives, producing a general tendency to assume that other people share our own views.  Recent research by Nicholas Epley demonstrates that this egocentric tendency is especially common when religious believers reason about the mind of God (December 2009.)  Read the announcement >>  Bio >>

Norbert Schwarz (CASBS 2009-10, 2000-01), and his students have co-authored a field study published by the journal Psychological Science, "Sneezing in Times of a Flu Pandemic:  Public Sneezing Increases Perception of Unrelated Risks and Shifts Preferences for Federal Spending."  The study finds that in times of heightened health concerns, like the current swine flu pandemic, everyday behaviors like sneezing may serve as a threat reminder, affecting the perception of related as well as unrelated risks (November 2009.)  Read the field study >> 
Read a growing list of articles and blogs citing the study >>

Diego von Vacano's (CASBS 2008-09) letter to the editor is featured in the New York Times Magazine in response to the op-ed article "How Did Economists Get It So Wrong?" by Paul Krugman (September 2009.)
Read Diego von Vacano's letter to the editor >> 
Read Paul Krugman's op-ed article >>

Arline Geronimus (CASBS 2007-08) is featured in Miller-McCune Magazine's cover article "Racism's Hidden Toll" (June, 2009)  Read the article >>

Emmanuel Saez (CASBS 2007-08) is quoted in the Wall Street 
Journal article "The Obama Rosetta Stone" (March, 2009.)  Read the article >>
Henry Louis Gates (CASBS Board member and Fellow 2007-08) is interviewed on NPR's Talk of the Nation (February, 2009.)  Listen to the broadcast >> 
He also worked on his newest documentary Looking for Lincoln while a Fellow at the Center (February 2009) Watch his documentary on PBS >>

Six CASBS Fellows cited in "Alone Together" in New York magazine (November, 2008): Robert Sampson (1998, 2003), Robert Putnam (1975, 1989), Claude Fischer (1987), Lisa Berkman (2002), Erick Klinenberg (2008), Mark Granovetter (1977). Read the article >>

Joel Cohen (CASBS 1981-82) is featured in NSF daily digest bulletin article, "Using Mathematical Models to Predict Global Migration" (November, 2008.) 
Read the article >>


Recent Addition to the
Ralph W. Tyler Collection:

You Are What You Choose:  The Habits of Mind That Really Determine How We Make Decisions
by James Hamilton
CASBS Fellow 2007-08
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