Stories by David G. Myers

David G. Myers is a Hope College professor of psychology, author of 17 books (including textbooks of introductory and social psychology), and a past contributor to Scientific American and Scientific American: Mind. He is a person with hearing loss and a newly appointed member of the advisory council of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Community Disorders. Myers is also the host of the nonprofit informational website www.hearingloop.org.

Mind

Is It Time to Rethink Life-without-Parole Sentencing?

If violent criminal tendencies peak during the teen years and seldom extend to midlife, should we still lock people up and throw away the key?

July 1, 2015 — David G. Myers

Sustainability

Hearing Aids Can Serve a Second Purpose As Wireless Speakers

“Never in my audiology career has something so simple helped so many people at so little cost.”“I can't stop smiling. . . . I could understand every word.

June 6, 2013 — David G. Myers

Mind

The Powers and Perils of Intuition

Understanding the nature of our gut instincts

May 30, 2007 — David G. Myers

Mind

The Pursuit of Happiness

New research uncovers some anti-intuitive insights into how many people are happy--and why

May 1, 1996 — David G. Myers and Ed Diener