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Duckees in the News
Due to the high frequency with which
Duckees are cited in the popular press, I simply cannot keep up.
Consequently, this is a very incomplete listing, focusing on relatively recent
news stories brought to my attention by the few Duckees who do so.
Duckees who have attended multiple Duck Conferences are named
with a bolded font. Dates shown are the dates of the listed event or award, not
dates of Duck Conference participation.
Duckees in the News
Rich Gramzow's work on lying was
described in an article in U.S. News and Word Report ("We're all lying liars:
Why people tell lies, and why white lies can be ok." by Ulrich Boser, May 18,
2009).
Brian Nosek's research on implicit
preferences among undecided voters was featured in many media outlets,
including:
Live Science, October 30,
2008: "Undecided voters probably have decided"
Harvard Crimson, October
29, 2008: "Test says voters are decided"
Toronto Star, October 30, 2008: "Do 'undecided' voters make a
difference? Discover Magazine, October
31, 2008: "Think you're an undecided voter? Your brain may
disagree."
Cindy Pickett's research on
insecurity and group pride was written up in the Los Angeles Times ("Proud
Americans: Some cockiness is OK, but don't take bragging too far" by
Gregory Rodriguez, October 27, 2008).
Rich Gramzow had his research on
exaggeration written up in the New York Times ("I'm not lying, I'm telling a
future truth. Really" by Benedict Carey, on May 6, 2008.)
Orit Tykocinski had her research on
risk perception written up in the New York Times ("The magic of flight
insurance" by John Tierney, on May 5, 2008.)
Liz Dunn's research on the hedonic
benefits of prosocial spending has been featured just about everywhere:
National Public Radio. March 20, 2008. ``Spending money on others makes us
happy.``
The New York Times. March 20, 2008.
``Yes, Money can buy happiness…``
Globe and Mail. March 20, 2008.
``Money can buy happiness, apparently``
CBS. March 20, 2008. "Unselfish
spending boost happiness."
Reuters. March 20, 2008. "Money buys
happiness—if you spend it on someone else."
The Hindustan Times. March 21, 2008.
"When money brings happiness!
China Daily. March 22, 2008. "Money can buy happiness, only if spent on
others."
BBC News. March 20, 2008 "Giving
'makes us happy'."
CBC News, March 20, 2008. "Money can
buy happiness –if you spend it on others."
Yahoo! News March 21, 2008. "Money
can in fact buy happiness, if it's spent on others."
Mark Schaller's research on psychological
mechanisms that serve a disease-avoidance function has been discussed in
several outlets:
BBC News On-line, July 30, 2007.
""Obesity triggers disease fears."
Nature, March 6, 2008. "An infectious
idea."
Newsweek, April 14, 2008. "Blame it
on the bugs."
Mark Schaller's research on threat cues and
stereotyping and social inference was discussed in the New York Times
("Who's minding the Mind," July 31, 2007.
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