Articles
To explore David’s scientific and general interest writings, pick a topic at left. Or check out his recent essays on psychology and life at TalkPsych (a selection of which was published in 2022 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux). Or perhaps one of these essays would be of interest:
- 2023 Scientific American essay on the unexpected streakiness of everyday life, as in basketball shooting
- 2023 TIME.com essay on the psychological science of juvenile life sentences
- 2023 Institute for Family Studies essay on phone “phubbing” and relationships
- 2021 Inside Higher Ed article on the benefits of captioning for all.
- 2019 Perspectives on Psychological Science article on his hearing loop advocacy
- 2017 Quartz article on politics and evangelicalism.
- 2015 Scientific American Mind article on the teen brain & juvenile life sentences
- 2015 Wall Street Journal article about hearing loop technology.
- 2012 Perspectives essay advocating marriage equality.
- 2011 APS hearing article on harnessing the human factor in hearing assistance.
- 2009 Perspectives essay on national secularity, individual religiosity, and human flourishing. For more data, see here.
- 2009 Wall Street Journal essay on bridging the gay-evangelical divide.
- 2008 Los Angeles Times essay on why we care who wins.
- 2006 Los Angeles Times essay on President Bush’s intuition, and our own.
- 2006 Society of Personality & Social Psychology (SPSP) Presidential Symposium presentation on the red-blue divide
- 2005 APS Observer essay on psychology and religion
- Essays that explain his advocacy for “hearing aid compatible assistive listening” for fellow hard of hearing Americans
- 2007 Hearing Health
- 2005 Hearing Review
- 2005 Saturday Evening Post
- 2005 APS Observer essay on “Teaching Tips”
- 2004 Los Angeles Times op-ed essay on why we fear the wrong things.
- 2004 Los Angeles Times op-ed essay on cognitive dissonance and the Iraq war
- 2004 Holland Sentinel op-ed essay on anti-gay marriage amendments
- Chapter on psychological science and spiritual pursuits
Articles on psychology and faith.
For complete list of David’s journal articles see his CV..