Social Justice What Kind of Beat Makes You Want to Groove? The science behind the rhythms that get you on the dance floor. Paul Bisceglio
Social Justice You Feel Closer to Your Destination Even When You’re Not Simply moving toward or away from something alters the way you think about it, according to a new study. Paul Bisceglio
Social Justice Is Pop Music Turning Teens Into Alcoholics? A new study looks at the dark side of our love for Ke$ha, Kanye, and co. Paul Bisceglio
Environment How Do We Fix Bad Science? A whistleblower's new study shows publicly calling out fraudulent research may lead to more corrections. Paul Bisceglio
Social Justice Does Expensive Parking Really Discourage City Driving? A pioneer large-scale study suggests the common strategy to get people riding public transportation does, in fact, work. Paul Bisceglio
Social Justice Are Picture Books Warping How Kids Understand Animals? Anthropomorphizing animals is a bad strategy for education, a new study suggests. Paul Bisceglio
Environment Computers See Human Pain Better Than You A new study reveals that expression recognition software performs way better than humans at discriminating between real and fake emotion. Paul Bisceglio
Environment Anxiety? There’s an App for That "Gamifying" stress therapy might make treatment a lot more fun. Paul Bisceglio
Social Justice Do We See Good Music Better Than We Hear It? Listening may not be the best way to judge an orchestra's chops. Paul Bisceglio
Environment Will Digital Beehives Save Us From Colony Collapse Disorder? New software allows researchers to model life inside a bee colony more efficiently, which could help prevent economic catastrophe. Paul Bisceglio