recent research

Random pickings via Kevin Lewis' blog:

• Morality: so easy to forget when we cheat - or have the ability to do so. (Lisa Shu)
• Being aware of cognitive biases doesn't help much getting rid of them. 
• One reason we long for the "good ol' days": we're really longing for our more youthful, with-it self.
• More evidence that sticky advertising - online at least - works. (Qian Xu)
• The latest on whether Facebook is good or bad for us: it is for our self-esteem. (Brittany Gentile)
• Another reason to be compassionate about your own faults: you're more likely to then improve them. (Juliana Breines)
• If you care about the well-being of your fellow citizen, vote Democrats into office. Or give them an iPod.
• The cognitive-social cycle of media multitasking: why we multitask media consumption even though it leaves us cognitively dissatisfied. (Zheng Wang)