Marcie LaCerte

The Marshmallow Test

Marcie LaCerte

The marshmallow test became the poster child for the idea that there are specific personality traits that are stable and consistent. And this drives Walter Mischel crazy. "That iconic story is upside-down wrong," Mischel says, "That your future is in a marshmallow. Because it isn't."

Invisible Monsters and Tomato Soup

Marcie LaCerte, Meghan McDonough

Stevie Borrello, Roger Argueta

A batch of mushy sourdough. Two radioactive lizards. Three cans of Campbell’s tomato soup. When COVID-19 lockdowns began in 2020, people around the world began reporting more vivid dreams.

Summer of Love

Marcie LaCerte

A girl goes out in the summertime looking for love.