There’s a Name for Why Your Video Game Character’s Looks Can Affect Your Actions
And it’s called the Proteus effect, named for the shape-shifting Greek god. By Peter C. Baker (Illustration: Jason Solo)…
Can Donald Trump Remake the Face of American Public Education?
Not as much as he might like. By Jared Keller (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images) For many public school…
Was Borneo Once a Land of Tigers?
Local indigenous peoples insist that it was. Should scientists pay them more attention? By Taufik Wijaya A clouded…
Thousands of Potentially Wrongful Convictions and Years of Delayed Action
Four years after a Massachusetts crime lab chemist confessed to tainting evidence, more than 20,000 defendants still don’t…
Shelf Help: ‘Future Sex’
Re-evaluating our assumptions about sex and partnership. By Peter C. Baker Future Sex. (Photo: Farrar, Straus and Giroux) Future…
Your Brain Has Fingerprints
Each person has a unique pattern of white matter connecting different brain regions, a new study suggests. By…
Income Inequality Lowers Support for Democracy
A large gap between rich and poor could be corrosive for a democratic political system. By Tom Jacobs…
The Marrakech Proclamation and the ‘COP of Action’
The Marrakech Action Proclamation represents a crucial show of solidarity in uncertain times, but it won’t foot developing…
How the Recession Left Low-Income Children Out of Shape and Out of Options
Blame school budget cuts and inadequate facilities for America’s childhood obesity epidemic. By Sam Sutton (Photo: John Moore/Getty…
Subculture: Street Ambassador
The latest in a series of miniature portraits of life on the fringes. As Told to Elena Gooray…