Gregg R. Murray Ph.D.

Living in a Digital World with a Stone Age Brain

We navigate an anonymous but densely populated, digital world with a brain molded millions of years ago in small, familiar groups who roamed open grasslands. What could go wrong?

We navigate an anonymous but densely populated, digital world with a brain molded millions of years ago in small, familiar groups who roamed open grasslands. What could go wrong?

We Can Read Books by Their Covers: Corrupt Politicians

Faces convey a great deal of information. Do corrupt politicians look corrupt? Our built-in cheater-detection system may help us "read" their faces.

Faces convey a great deal of information. Do corrupt politicians look corrupt? Our built-in cheater-detection system may help us "read" their faces.

Seeing Kavanaugh's Testimony: Contempt, Distaste and Regret?

Judge Kavanaugh spoke many words, but there’s more than a spoken record to be examined. What can we glean from his nonverbal behavior?

Judge Kavanaugh spoke many words, but there’s more than a spoken record to be examined. What can we glean from his nonverbal behavior?

Do You Suffer from Racial Paralysis?

How deciding where to sit at a fast food restaurant can be like deciding to take a position on a political controversy.

How deciding where to sit at a fast food restaurant can be like deciding to take a position on a political controversy.

When Does Making the Ultimate Sacrifice Make Sense?

Why do people make an “extreme self-sacrifice”? You don’t have to be a trained psychologist to wonder in earnest why some people sacrifice themselves for their group.

Why do people make an “extreme self-sacrifice”? You don’t have to be a trained psychologist to wonder in earnest why some people sacrifice themselves for their group.

Why do political conservatives hold a "beauty advantage?" New research provides a couple of common-sense explanations.