Ellen J LangerEllen J. Langer, PhD, professor of psychology at Harvard University, is the author of Personal Politics (with Carol Dweck), The Psychology of Control, and Mindfulness, which has been published in ten countries. She is aso coeditor of Higher Stages of Development and Beliefs, Attitudes, and Decision Making. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and numerous awards including the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest of the American Psychological Association. Read More Read Less