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Kurt Gray appointed as inaugural C-SPAM faculty director
Leading moral psychology expert Kurt Gray has been appointed to head The Ohio State University’s new Collaborative on the Science of Polarization and Misinformation (C-SPAM) starting in…
$1.47 million grant funds new Ohio State research on extremism
Could persuading people to brush their teeth more hold the key to preventing insurrection?
From abortion clinic bombings to violent protests and coup attempts, extremism has played a…
Invisible Injury: MINDSET Lab at Ohio State takes progressive look at traumatic brain injuries
The MINDSET Lab at Ohio State studies the diverse causes of head injuries and how to best recover from them.
Why children can’t pay attention to the task at hand
A new study co-authored by professor Vladimir Sloutsky brings scientists closer to understanding why children "over-explore."
Ambivalence + polarized views can promote political violence
A new study co-authored by doctoral alumnus Joseph Siev and professor Richard Petty suggests that people go to violent extremes to compensate for attitudinal discomfort.
A university lecture, with a dash of jumping jacks
A new study by associate professor Scott Hayes finds possible value in class exercise breaks.
A mental process that leads to putting off an unpleasant task
New research by professor Russell Fazio suggests that people whose negative attitudes tend to dictate their behavior are more likely to procrastinate about tasks at hand.
Stress, via inflammation, is linked to metabolic syndrome
A new study led by associate professor Jasmeet Hayes suggests that stress-management techniques could reduce biological risk.
For the lonely, a blurred line between real and fictional people
In lonely people, the boundary between real friends and favorite fictional characters gets blurred in the part of the brain that is active when thinking about others, a new study by co-authored…