Apr
28
Humans are social animals. The need to connect is a primal drive. Even our most basic needs, such as food and safety, have always been accomplished by humans as a group. We weren’t equipped to conquer the world with fangs and claws, so we got a prefrontal cortex that gave...
read more →
Apr
23
Adobe published a report on the need for more creativity in education (Creativity in Education: Why it Matters), polling college-educated people with full time employment. Results telling, but perhaps not surprising -- overwhelming majority of participants felt creativity was important in their careers (78%), that creativity was critical to problem-solving...
read more →
Apr
23
Wait. What? Low GPAs cause increased social media use? That doesn't make any sense--or does it? A recent study in the journal Emerging Adulthood reports findings on the relationship between media use and GPA. The researchers’ findings suggest that high social media use, in contrast to, say, media like books...
read more →
Apr
20
Selfies are pictures you take of yourself tagged with #selfie or just with #me. They are showing up all across social networks like Facebook or Instagram—often but not exclusively posted by women. As the numbers and frequency of selfies increase, the phenomenon has garnered attention. In our globally connected 24/7...
read more →
Jan
25
The 2008 Obama Presidential campaign made history. Not only was Obama the first African American to be elected president, but he was also the first presidential candidate to effectively use social media as a major campaign strategy. It’s easy to forget, given how ubiquitous social media is today, that in...
read more →
« Previous Page — Next Page »
Dr. Pamela Rutledge is available to reporters for comments on the psychological and social impact of media and technology on individuals, society, organizations and brands.