Lisa Wade

Or is that just wishful thinking?

If a child does not believe that they might live to see another day, what motivation can there possibly be for investing in the future?

Recent surveys suggest the American love of free speech is waning.

A lot—and they're very politically active.

There are many grounds upon which to oppose FGCs, but the language we use to discuss the practice may actually encourage it.

One last hold-out from a time when it made more sense to build things to last.

Ending this problem should be simple.

And what does it have to do with the largest refugee crisis since World War II?

Are they just part of another imagined community?

Unemployment, imprisonment, and other life events can change what race those around you perceive you to be.

Two psychologists investigate.

The New Orleans economy, in large part thanks to record tourism, is outperforming that of many other areas.

Students are still trying to make up for lost time.

A picture of those left behind.

How do you decide? And who gets to?

Are you alarmed, concerned, or disengaged?

Or, asking ladies about penises.

We have a long way to go before the Americans With Disabilities Act is actually realized.

Outside investors buying properties and turning them into full-time, short-term rentals are pricing locals out of the market.

Since the mid-1800s, hunting trophies—taxidermied remains of wild animals—have served as symbolic proof of one’s "manliness."

All attributed motivations are approximate. All races are unconfirmed. All crimes are alleged. All oppression is interconnected. Summer, 2015.

The racial empathy gap, then and now.

Examining the personality characteristics of America's gun owners.

And the experience becomes less emotionally charged over time.

And other findings from a new survey about discrimination in the workplace.

Get your mind out of the gutter.

Millennial attitudes are much more similar to those of older whites than they are to those of their peers of color.

Is removing them a sign that we're finally taking history seriously, or that we're uncomfortable with our past?

Race is more social than biological.

Women overall may graduate at higher rates than men, but sexual minority women are the least likely to graduate at all.

A look at the latest survey responses from Gallup.

Potential voters perceive men with facial hair to be more masculine—and that's not a good thing.

Why New Orleans' Bourbon Street used to be dominated by Chinese businesses.

Experiencing discrimination has been shown to have both acute and long-term effects on the body.

It’s hard to defend the idea that somehow make-up distorts a man’s identity, but not a woman’s.

This simple housing design represents much more than just a building technique.

Disproportionate reporting makes the neural links in our brain—it’s actual physical structure—reflect the racism inherent in the reporting itself.

The latest example: nursing.

Gamergate is a cautionary tale that may dampen others’ willingness to speak out, but the problems of video game misogyny and the online harassment of women are more visible than ever.

Three theories attempt to make sense of some provocative new data.

Probably. And that's concerning.

The demography of academic fields, and why women are more likely to participate in areas that are associated with hard work over any kind of luck.

Not only do young girls work more around the house than their male counterparts, but their parents reward them with a smaller allowance.

When one cultural tradition evolves, borrowing and melding with other cultural traditions, it increasingly belongs to everyone.

A subset of architecture is actively antagonist to the comfort of the homeless.

Gay men are still men and what woman wants to live near so many of them?

Alpha male fights are about figuring out which male is alpha, while preserving the idea that the alpha male is a thing that matters.

Alcohol-related deaths are most common among middle-aged white men with disposable income, so why are all of the PSAs aimed at kids?

The idea of the urban liberal and the rural conservative is not a new one, but it's shocking just how accurate that stereotype appears to be.

The incredible rise of the strawberry highlights the power of massive marketing campaigns.