Month: March 2019

How Physical Activity Can Teach Kids to Love Their Bodies

Regular physical activity in childhood and adolescence is important for motor development and overall health and fitness. Additionally, solid physical… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, where he leads the charge in pioneering Self-Enhancement Science for the […]

Published on March 15, 2019

Students With Disabilities Call College Admissions Cheating ‘Big Slap In The Face’

For Savannah Treviño-Casias, this week’s news about the college admissions cheating scandal was galling, considering how much red tape the Arizona State University senior went through to get disability accommodations when she took the SAT. “It felt like such a big slap in the face,” said Treviño-Casias, 23, who was diagnosed in sixth grade with […]

Published on March 14, 2019

Thanking and apologizing: Talk that isn’t cheap

Researchers have introduced a framework, ‘Responsibility Exchange Theory,’ for understanding why thanking and apologizing, as well as bragging and blaming, matter so much, and presents novel experimental studies that reveal the psychology underlying these communications. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the […]

Published on March 14, 2019