How Does Language Impact Public Opinion Polls?
Our answers to survey questions have more to do with the wording than our actual ideologies.
A New Theory on San Francisco’s Inequality Problem
A graduate student is giving French economist Thomas Piketty a run for his money while re-imagining the worst culprit of inequality.
Are You Fit Enough to Withstand Cancer?
A new study finds that fitness makes individuals more resistant to cancer.
Stop Writing About Polls Comparing Obama to Frank Underwood
The results are misleading, and tell us more about our own insecurities than they do Obama's popularity.
Sorry Congressman King, Jews Are Mostly Liberal
House Republican Steve King's claim that more Jews are identifying as Republicans is simply untrue.
With Fewer Electronics, This Is How a City Sleeps
In the age of smartphones and televisions, have Americans lost the ability to properly power down?
Most Americans Don’t Mind Being on Candid Camera
The latest Pew survey shows that a majority of people actually approve of mass surveillance.
When Are You Eating Your Meals?
Research shows that when you eat can be as important as what you eat.
Why Taxis Can Never Compete With Uber
For many drivers and riders, the convenience that ride-sharing offers is simply too tough to pass up.