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November 01, 2019

Changing the World from the Classroom→

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- APA Monitor on Psychology
November, 2019

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March 27, 2019

Trying to Do Good→

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- Hidden Brain, NPR
March 21, 2019

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March 27, 2019

Unlock Human Behavior in Social Psychology→

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- Coursera Blog
October 25, 2018

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March 18, 2016

Wake-Up Call: Don’t Let Your Mistakes Go to Waste→

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- Irish Times
March 18, 2016

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February 26, 2016

Plous Named Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science→

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- News @ Wesleyan
February 15, 2016

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October 22, 2015

Coursera Professor Takes “Day of Compassion” Challenge to NPR Listeners→

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October 21, 2015

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October 21, 2015

The Science of Compassion (Podcast)→

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- Hidden Brain, NPR
October 20, 2015

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October 21, 2015

Scott Plous and the Science of Compassion Featured on NPR→

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- News@Weslyan
October 20, 2015

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December 11, 2014

Plous’s MOOC Student Honored by Jane Goodall for Compassionate Act→

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December 8, 2014

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December 11, 2014

The World's Most Compassionate 24 Hours→

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October 7, 2014

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  • The World's Most Compassionate 24 Hours

    Scott’s online course has enrolled more than a million students since it opened in 2013, making it one of the world's largest courses. And the final challenge for this vast number of students is to spend 24 hours in the most compassionate way possible. — BBC News

  • The Science of Compassion

    Scott appeared on a National Public Radio podcast to discuss the “Day of Compassion” — an experiment in which people live as compassionately as possible for 24 hours and see what happens. — Hidden Brain, NPR

Featured Publications

  • Action Teaching

    S. Plous (2012). The Encyclopedia of Peace Psychology (ed. D. Christie)

  • Are You an Action Teacher? Win $1,000 While Making the World a Better Place

    S. Plous (2009). Psychology Teacher Network

  • How Social Science Can Reduce Terrorism

    S. Plous and P.G. Zimbardo (2004). Chronicle of Higher Education

Recommended Sites

  • UnderstandingPrejudice.org ➞

  • eInterview.org ➞

  • ActionTeeaching.org ➞

  • Research Randomizer ➞

  • Stanford Prison Experiment ➞

  • The Jigsaw Classroom ➞

  • JoeChemo.org ➞

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