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GONE VIRAL | New Year, Old Innate Desire for Self-Improvement: Investigating the Ideology and Trajectory of New Year’s Resolutions

GONE VIRAL | New Year, Old Innate Desire for Self-Improvement: Investigating the Ideology and Trajectory of New Year’s Resolutions

By Claire Chou February 8, 2024

Every year, around 100 million Americans set New Year’s resolutions, but only 8% of Americans stick with them for the entire year. This far-reaching tradition highlights the compelling nature of new...

LONERGAN | It’s (Not) Just a Game: The Psychology of Being a Sports Fan

LONERGAN | It’s (Not) Just a Game: The Psychology of Being a Sports Fan

By Jack Lonergan November 20, 2023

On the evening of Nov. 8, I sat alone in Car Barn, dejected. My team, Manchester United, had lost once again. I stared blankly at the windowless wall, feeling physically ill. It was not meant to be...

New Course ‘Hoya Connected’ Launches for Spring 2024

By Maggie Sansome November 12, 2023

Georgetown University will launch “Hoya Connected” this spring, a new course that promotes emotional well-being and supports first-year, sophomore and transfer students as they adjust to college life. The...

Georgetown University | After receiving the highest honor for Georgetown faculty, economics professor John Rust gave a lecture on human rationality and artificial intelligence.

Economics Professor Compares Rationality of Humans and AI

By Catherine Alaimo February 24, 2023

John Rust, an economics professor at Georgetown University, spoke about the rational capacities of humanity and artificial intelligence (AI) at a Feb. 21 lecture to members of the university community. In...

Georgetown Medical Center Hosts John Collins Harvey Lecture on Consciousness

Georgetown Medical Center Hosts John Collins Harvey Lecture on Consciousness

By Ava Joulapour February 22, 2023

During the 20th Annual John Collins Harvey lecture, held Feb. 3 by the Georgetown University Medical Center, Dr. Joseph Fins described the case of a patient in a nonresponsive state, who underwent neurotechnological...

Psychology Professor Publishes Book on Contemporary Immigration

Psychology Professor Publishes Book on Contemporary Immigration

By Annie Kane September 8, 2022

A Georgetown University psychology professor is publishing a book on the use of psychological frameworks to address the challenges of and propose solutions for 21st-century global immigration. Professor...

Psychology Professor Pens Article about Virtual Characters in Child Education

Psychology Professor Pens Article about Virtual Characters in Child Education

By Hansen Lian December 4, 2019

Children learn math concepts better when interacting with intelligent virtual characters, according to a new study co-authored by Georgetown University psychology professor Sandra Calvert. The study...

LUX: Giving Up Ghosting

LUX: Giving Up Ghosting

By Emma Lux March 20, 2017

"I’ve been seeing him for a while, but then he just stopped texting me. I don’t know what happened.” These words have been a familiar refrain for me throughout my time at Georgetown. There is...

Ayan Mandal

MANDAL: Hot Hearts and Cooler Heads

By Ayan Mandal August 30, 2016

Like many intellectual disciplines, the study of biology can be traced back to the Greek philosopher Aristotle. A true empiricist, Aristotle relied not on speculation but on dissections of organisms...

EPSTEIN: Heartbreak and the Neuropsychology of Memory

By Zoe Epstein August 22, 2016

Breakups, particularly painful ones, are difficult to forget. After having a broken heart, many people believe they will never get over it. But then, somehow, they eventually start thinking about their...

EPSTEIN: Romance, Splits and the Errors in Perception

By Zoe Epstein July 13, 2016

Relationships end for a reason, which is why by the time they end most of them become messy. After the end of a romance, one or both parties tend to leave with a negative impression of the other individual....

EPSTEIN: Be an Alpha Female

By Zoe Epstein June 22, 2016

A male friend once told me that he never goes home with girls who hit on him at parties. When I asked why, I anticipated a slut-shaming answer. But instead his response was, “Because all the girls who...

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