Psychology
Daydreaming Linked to Unhappiness, Study Finds
Using an iPhone application called Track Your Happiness, Harvard psychologists found in a recent study that daydreaming is associated with lower levels of happiness.
Don't Let Your Mind Drift Off While Reading This
Picture this: it’s Saturday night, and you’re at a party talking to the girl you’re been crushing on all semester. ...
Psychology Department Faces Hiring Woes Amid Faculty Shortage
While many departments in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences grew during the more financially stable years in the early 2000s—during this time, the Faculty expanded from 589 to 712 members—the psychology department’s size remained static because the department could not find physical space for incoming professors.
Pinker Lectures on Violence
Psychology Professor Steven Pinker explored the history, psychology, and philosophy of violence in a lecture held last night.
Scientific Community Considers Academic Consequences of Hauser's Misconduct
Following the exposure of psychology professor Marc D. Hauser’s multiple instances of academic misconduct, the scientific community has quietly set out to review the relevant literature that may have been affected by the researchers’ faulty work.
Hauser Losing Tenure Not Likely, Harvard’s History Shows
Some in the scientific community question whether psychology professor Marc D. Hauser, who faces allegations of research misconduct, should keep his teaching position at Harvard.
Hauser Maintains Control of Harvard Lab Under Supervision
Harvard Psychology Professor Marc D. Hauser will remain in charge of his laboratory in William James Hall under “supervision established by the Dean of the [Faculty of Arts and Sciences],” a University official said yesterday.
Facing Federal Inquiry: A Look at Possible Consequences
Below are a range of punitive measures available to the federal agencies investigation psychology professor Marc D. Hauser's lab.
Citing Scandal, Marc Hauser Cancels Extension School Courses
Psychology Professor Marc D. Hauser canceled his two courses at the Harvard Extension School due to the “controversy surrounding the investigation."
Hauser No Longer to Teach at Extension School
Harvard Psychology Professor Marc D. Hauser, who took leave from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences upon accusations of scientific misconduct, will no longer teach classes at Harvard Extension School this year, according to the school's website.
Despite Scandal, Hauser To Teach at Harvard Extension School
Marc D. Hauser, a Harvard psychology professor who took leave after University investigators said he was responsible for scientific misconduct, will teach two courses at the Harvard Extension School this academic year even though he is facing a federal inquiry.
Harvard Keeps Mum as Scientists Call for Transparency in Probe
Rumors that Harvard psychology professor Marc D. Hauser was under investigation for scientific misconduct surfaced as early as a year before Hauser took leave from the University, a former collaborator said.
