The lingering appeal of the open-office floor plan, despite strong evidence of its negative effects on productivity. Article written by Maria Konnikova.
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/currency/2014/01/the-open-office-trap.html?mobify=0
BBC: How being watched changes you – without you knowing
Being watched by others — or even “watched” by a pair of eyes printed on a poster — can make humans’ behavior more prosocial. Article written by Jason G. Goldman.
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140209-being-watched-why-thats-good
Psyblog: Movie-and-Talk: Can This Simple Exercise Help Save a Marriage?
A three-year study finds that watching movies about relationships, and talking about them with one’s spouse, can reduce divorce rates as much as couples therapy.
http://www.spring.org.uk/2014/02/movie-and-talk-can-this-simple-exercise-help-save-a-marriage.php
MinnPost: Finding the lost good object: The poetry in psychoanalysis
A poet understands his late father — also a poet — through object relations theory. Article written by Sarah T. Williams.
The Week: The psychology of video game addiction
Why is it so easy to become addicted to video games? Article written by Jack Flanagan.
http://theweek.com/article/index/255964/the-psychology-of-video-game-addiction