Computer program spots narcissistic execs
A team of researchers at Binghamton University claims it has developed a computerized content-analysis tool that reliably and validly measures narcissistic and psychopathic traits in leaders of Fortune 100 companies, Mashable reports. Read more
Science and the adolescent brain
Learning about the changes occurring in adolescent brains might tell parents something about how to empower adolescents for better decision-making, Binghamton neuroscientist Terry Deak writes in The Huffington Post. Read more
3 ways being a jerk at work pays off
You don’t want a reputation as the office bully, but it turns out there are some attributes of narcissistic or Machiavellian personalities that could give your career a boost, Time magazine reports in an article that quotes Binghamton researcher Seth Spain. Read more
In hookups, inequality still reigns
Researchers at Binghamton University found that women were twice as likely to reach orgasm from intercourse or oral sex in serious relationships as in hookups, The New York Times reports. Read more
A civil disagreement about Jews and war
Binghamton historian Jonathan Karp speaks with the Jewish Daily Forward about a museum exhibit that chronicles the Jewish experience of the Civil War. Read more
Among the Bloodpeople: Politics and Flesh
English Professor Thomas Glave’s new book is a “searing, beautifully evocative collection of essays,” according to Publishers Weekly. Read more
Could alpacas help cure human diseases?
Binghamton researcher Andrew Merriwether, a biologist, anthropologist and alpaca farmer, tells Fox 40 TV that studying alpaca genes may also help humans. Read more
