Selected Media Coverage

Talking with strangers

The Lost Art of Chatting. Le Monde (2023).

Small talk has big benefits. The New York Times (2023).

Why your social life is not what it should be. The New York Times (2022).

How (and why) you should get better at talking to strangers. Fast Company (2022).

Talking to strangers helps with learning. Advanced Science News (2022).

Overconfidence and overclaiming

Skeptics say, ‘do your own research.’ It’s not that simple. The New York Times Opinion (2022)

Self-proclaimed ‘experts’ more likely to fall for made-up facts, study finds. The Washington Post (2015).

Self-Proclaimed Experts Often Claim To Know More Than They Really Do. Gizmodo (2015).

Here's more evidence you should always be wary of 'experts'. Business Insider (2015)

You Don't Know as Much as You Think: False Expertise. Scientific American (2015).

We are all confident idiots. Pacific Standard (2014).

Communication and gender

Girlboss or businessperson? Should we highlight or downplay gender in our language? Cosmos Magazine (2022).

Atir, S., & Ferguson, M. J. (August 13, 2018). Do you use someone's first name or last? The answer speaks volumes. Wall Street Journal.

Eliminating a key difference in how people refer to men and women could help even the playing field at work. Business Insider (2019)

Male scientists are far more likely to be referred to by their last names, impacting status and awards. Science Magazine (2018).

Study Shows Professional Women Are Less Likely To Achieve 'Last Name Fame'. Forbes (2018).

The Way We Identify Professionals Disadvantages Women. Pacific Standard (2018).

Calling men by their surname gives them an unfair career boost. New Scientist (2018).