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The "Joy of Giving Our Science Away" symposium took place at SPSP's 16th Annual Convention in Long Beach, California. This presentation, by John Tierney of the New York TImes, is titled "Data Into Stories: How I learned to Love Social Psychology."
How did someone who took a total of one psychology course end up writing about it in the New York Times and in books? A journalist discusses how he came to appreciate the rewards – and the challenges – of sharing social psychologists’ work with the public.
The "Joy of Giving Our Science Away" symposium took place at SPSP's 16th Annual Convention in Long Beach, California. This presentation, by John Tierney of the New York TImes, is titled "Data Into Stories: How I learned to Love Social Psychology."
How did someone who took a total of one psychology course end up writing about it in the New York Times and in books? A journalist discusses how he came to appreciate the rewards – and the challenges – of sharing social psychologists’ work with the public.










