Frank McAndrew is a social psychologist at Knox College in Illinois, where he’s been shaping minds and stirring curiosity since 1979. Known for his quirky yet rigorous explorations of human behavior, McAndrew dives deep into the evolutionary roots of gossip, creepiness, and social perception. His work doesn’t just live in academic journals—it’s splashed across media outlets from NPR to The Tonight Show, making him one of those rare scholars who can explain why someone gives you the creeps and still make you laugh about it. He’s also the author of a widely used environmental psychology textbook and pens the blog Out of the Ooze for Psychology Today, where he channels Stone-Age instincts into modern-day insights.
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