Your Body Chemistry and Professional Status

Your Body Chemistry and Professional Status Harvard Kennedy School August 25, 2015 Doug Gavel Power and professional status are often associated with myriad environmental factors including education and upbringing, but a new research study provides compelling fresh evidence linking professional status attainment with the interaction of two biological hormones. “Testosterone, Cortisol and Attained Status” is co-authored by five leading academics … Read More

Jennifer Lerner on Emotions and Decision Making

Jennifer Lerner on Emotions and Decision Making Harvard Kennedy School April 22, 2015 Doug Gavel The complex role of emotion in human decision making and choice is a growing field of social science research. One of the leaders in the field isJennifer Lerner, professor of public policy and management at Harvard Kennedy School. Drawing insights from psychology, economics, and neuroscience, … Read More

Experts in Emotion Series; June Gruber, Yale University

Experts in Emotion Series; June Gruber, Yale University May 24, 2013 Expert in Emotion Interview with Jennifer Lerner http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfAZbUDLTS8&feature=youtu.be Overview of Judgement and Decision Making https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW4TErTR4h0

Sharing Science with members of Congress

Sharing Science with member of Congress April 14, 2010 On April 14, 2010, Professor Lerner met with members of Congress in Washington to discuss her research on economic decision making. Attached are pictures of Professor Lerner meeting with Congressman Brian Baird (D-WA) and Congressman Vernon Ehlers (R-MI).

FinancialTimes.com: “Why sadness is good for you”

FinancialTimes.com: “Why sadness is good for you” November 13, 2009 By Stephen Pincock Online at FT.com The couple in the corner were oddly distracting. It was the summer of 1987, and Joe Forgas, a psychologist who studies the interplay of moods and thinking, had taken his wife out for dinner to a little place in Heidelberg, Germany, where he was … Read More

The Boston Globe: Spotting a terrorist

The Boston Globe: “Spotting a terrorist: Next-generation system for detecting suspects in public settings holds promise, sparks privacy concerns” September 18, 2009 By Carolyn Y. Johnson From The Boston Globe CAMBRIDGE – Metal detectors, X-ray machines, and dogs are used at security checkpoints to look for bombs. Now a next-generation technology under development in Cambridge will look for the bomber. … Read More