News in Brief The Mood Inside the Environmental Protection Agency: ‘Somber’ In the wake of Donald Trump’s election, the future of the EPA is uncertain. Ryan Jacobs
News in Brief The Numbness of Nice When the Paris attacks occurred, I was in Santa Barbara, California, preparing for a long reporting trip weaving… Ryan Jacobs
News in Brief Why Is Hillary Clinton Making Strange Comments About Aliens? Earlier this week, the New York Times’Amy Chozickreported on Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton’s belief that alien life… Ryan Jacobs
Environment ‘Pacific Standard’ HQ Lies Safely Outside Tsunami Inundation Zone But new research insights about the power of the Ventura Fault might change that, along with the risks for many other structures along the Southern California coast. Ryan Jacobs
Social Justice Searching for a Man Named Penis A quest to track down a real Penis proves difficult. Ryan Jacobs
Social Justice Why Someone Named Monty Iceman Sold Doogie Howser’s Estate How unusual names, under certain circumstances, can lead to success. Ryan Jacobs
News in Brief We All Live in Ferguson Unconstitutional violence perpetrated by police against people of color, minorities, and vulnerable populations is all too normal. Ryan Jacobs
Environment How to Detect Shoddy Wikipedia Entries Become a master of Bayesian statistics. Ryan Jacobs
Social Justice Do Not Tell Your Kids That Eating Vegetables Will Make Them Stronger Instead, hand them over in silence. Or, market them as the most delicious snack known to mankind. Ryan Jacobs
Economics How a CEO’s Fiery Battle Speeches Can Shape Ethical Behavior CEO war speech might inspire ethical decisions internally and unethical ones among competing companies. Ryan Jacobs