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Why I don't want my daughter to learn about US presidents

4/26/2017 by : Katherine D. Kinzler , The Hill

Katherine D. Kinzler, associate professor of psychology, writes in this opinion piece in The Hill about her concerns about the male dominated world of presidential politics.

"I can imagine the hypothetical study I would design in my experimental psychology lab to test the childhood impact of learning that our nation’s 45 presidents have all been men," she writes.

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The superior social skills of bilinguals

3/11/2016 by : Katherine D. Kinzler , The New York Times

A psychology professor's research shows that being bilingual can bring multiple benefits, even boosting problem-solving skills.