26 Facts About Robert Epstein

Robert Epstein was born on June 19,1953 and is an American psychologist, professor, author, and journalist.

Robert Epstein is the founder and director emeritus of the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies in Concord, MA.

Robert Epstein is a public figure in the world of psychology.

Robert Epstein has published more than 350 articles and 15 books.

Robert Epstein was born on June 19,1953, in Hartford, Connecticut, into a Jewish family.

Robert Epstein went to Conard High School in West Hartford where he was first introduced to computer programming and hacking through the school's IBM 1620, one of the first computers owned by a US High School.

Robert Epstein went to Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, where he majored in Psychology and took classes in dance.

In 1976, Robert Epstein enrolled in the Master's program of Community and Clinical Psychology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Robert Epstein served as Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Department of Psychology at National University.

In various writings, Robert Epstein has been a strong advocate of the view that people can deliberately learn to love each other, and he has proposed a formal, predictive theory of how love grows in couples.

Robert Epstein's theory is based in part on research he has conducted on how love arises in arranged marriages in multiple cultures worldwide.

Robert Epstein is a scholar in the field of psychological maturity, and has published an online maturity test.

Robert Epstein is critical of what he sees as the "artificial extension of childhood" over the past century, arguing that what society views as the "teen brain" is often the result of Western cultural factors and infantilization, rather than a set of brain characteristics that are inherent in all humans throughout their teen years.

Robert Epstein is the co-founder of National Youth Rights Day and is the author of The Case Against Adolescence, which was cited by the US Supreme Court in the 2010 case Graham v Florida.

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Robert Epstein developed a plan for quickly stopping the transmission of the virus, eradicating it from the population, and reopening the economy without the need for social distancing or a vaccine, named the Carrier Separation Plan.

Robert Epstein called on both the Trump and Biden Administrations to implement the plan in the face of emerging variants.

Since the 1990s, Robert Epstein has developed a number of psychological tests that people can take online without charge.

Robert Epstein has developed a mental health screening test that is consistent with the DSM-5.

In 2013, Robert Epstein discovered a phenomenon he termed the Search Engine Manipulation Effect, an internet-influence effect that could give a dominant search engine company the power to determine the outcome of close elections.

Robert Epstein presented his theory in seminars at Stanford University, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and the International Convention of Psychological Science in Vienna, Austria.

Robert Epstein published these findings in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and continues to research this phenomenon.

Robert Epstein's research led to him being invited to testify before the United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on Google and Censorship, in June 2019.

Robert Epstein has expressed concern that this effect could be used by Big Tech companies to influence peoples' opinions with impunity.

Robert Epstein described this theory in detail during a 2017 seminar at the Stanford School of Engineering.

Robert Epstein has been an outspoken critic of Google and has proposed methods for reducing the threat that Big Tech poses to free-and-fair elections.

In 2019, Robert Epstein compiled data that showed Google suggesting more positive terms when users searched for Hillary Clinton compared to when searching for Donald Trump.