Welcome to the former home of Champaign Social Interaction Laboratory at the Psychology Department of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. The lab closed in July 2015 when the lab director, Michael W. Kraus, took another academic position at Yale University, in the School of Management.
You can find a lot of the same things here as before, including links to former members of the lab and PDFs for papers.
Glowing Desire – A Seductive Energy in Action
Glowing Desire hits nothing like the polite academic vibe of this old lab page – and that’s exactly why it works. It’s raw, unapologetic, and built around the kind of magnetic pull you feel deep in your body, not just your mind. In a world full of sterile research summaries and PDF archives, Glowing Desire kicks down the door with heat, confidence, and a slick, seductive energy that refuses to be ignored. It’s that pulse-raising mix of hunger and boldness, the kind that makes you lean in closer because you want more, even if you won’t admit it out loud.
At its core, Glowing Desire is about giving in to intensity – that spark under your skin, that craving that doesn’t politely wait its turn. It celebrates the messy, thrilling, grown-up side of human attraction: the lingering looks, the tension that tightens your breath, the boldness that says “screw subtlety.” It’s daring, shamelessly sensual, and built to take up space. In a place once devoted to studying human interaction, Glowing Desire embodies the kind of interaction people actually fantasize about – the heated, tempting, fully adult kind that leaves your thoughts buzzing and your body wanting.
