ScienceSeeker Editor's Selections: Election Day Edition


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Jason G. GoldmanJason G. Goldman is a graduate student in developmental psychology at the University of Southern California, where he studies the evolutionary and developmental origins of the mind in humans and non-human animals. Jason is also an editor at ScienceSeeker and Editor of Open Lab 2010. He lives in Los Angeles, CA. Follow on Google+. Follow on Twitter @jgold85.

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--> Jason G. GoldmanJason G. Goldman is a doctoral student in Developmental Psychology at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. His research focuses on the evolution and architecture of the mind, and how different early experiences might affect innate knowledge systems. He received his B.A. in Psychology in 2007, and his M.A. in Psychology in 2009, both from USC.

In addition, Jason is a freelance science writer. His blog The Thoughtful Animal, which discusses behavior and cognition in humans and animals, has been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, SEED Magazine, the National Geographic Channel, the Charlotte Observer, the Raleigh News-Observer, and USA Today. He has also contributed to Scientific American, The Guardian, and LAist.

Jason writes about psychology and neuroscience, with a special focus on animal cognition and the evolution of the mind. What does it mean for a cognitive skill or capacity to be truly innate? How can the environment take the basic building blocks of cognition and push them around in different ways? How did those building blocks evolve? How do they develop throughout the lifetime? Understanding the animal mind can help us better understand the evolution of the human mind.

Jason is also an editor at ScienceSeeker and Editor of Open Lab 2010. You can also follow him on twitter, on Google+ and on tumblr. His professional website is http://www.jasonggoldman.com

Jason's beautiful banner image, featuring a bonobo, common dolphin, and blue jay, was created by Carl Buell. - - jgold85 Contact Jason G. Goldman via email.
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Here are my Science Seeker Editor?s Selections for the past week, featuring election-day science:

Stressed out waiting for the results? According to Scicurious, It?s not the stress that counts, it?s whether you can control it.

Is it possible to predict how ?undecided voters? will decide? Are they even really undecided to begin with? Melanie Tannenbaum has answers.

?Politics and emotions are deeply intertwined,? argues Maya Kuehn at Psych Your Mind. How do these experiences at the intersection of politics and emotions affect the way you understand political messages? How do they affect your own behavior?

Jason G. GoldmanAbout the Author: Jason G. Goldman is a graduate student in developmental psychology at the University of Southern California, where he studies the evolutionary and developmental origins of the mind in humans and non-human animals. Jason is also an editor at ScienceSeeker and Editor of Open Lab 2010. He lives in Los Angeles, CA. Follow on Google+. Follow on Twitter @jgold85.

The views expressed are those of the author and are not necessarily those of Scientific American.

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