Psychology News Round-Up: ICYMI September 22, 2017

Each week, we recap featured posts from Character & Context and other blogs around the cyberspace, plus news stories and tweets worth a look. We welcome suggestions for inclusion. If you have an item you'd like us to consider, email us, use the hashtag #SPSPblog, or tweet us directly @spspnews.

On the Blogs

Does Biology Explain Why Men Outnumber Women in Tech? via Character & Context

Alice H. Eagly's take on the google memo, diversity, gender, and equity in tech.

A Grand Theory of Personality and Environment via Huffington Post

Peter Coleman on 10 Big Ideas on Peace and Justice from the Career of Morton Deutsch.

Science Communicators Must Consider Short-term Objectives While Keeping Their Eyes on the Prize via The Conversation

"Deciding to engage also means deciding what to communicate, and it’s at this stage that things get complicated," write John C. Besley, Anthony Dudo, and Shupei Yuan.

In the News

This Psychologist Could Stop Police Racism Before it Happens via Wired

Tagging Fake News on Facebook Doesn't Work, Study Says via Politico

Women Know Better Than Men What Other Women are Thinking and Feeling via Research Digest

After Listening to Music, Females Find Males More Attractive via PsychCentral

How Self-Expression Replaced Love As the Most Important Part of a Marriage via The Cut

Extended Adolescence: When 25 Is the New 18 via Scientific American

Whites Have Huge Wealth Edge Over Blacks (but Don’t Know It) via New York Times

Praising Children May Encourage Them to Cheat via Psychology Today

'One-size-fits-all’ Threshold for P Values Under Fire via Nature

The Friends You Make in the First Year of College can Impact How Well You Do via Quartz

Tensions With Mom & Sibs Can Impact Midlife Depression via PsychCentral

Meet The Man Helping Pittsburgh Police Confront Their Racial Biases via WESA-FM

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