How the Bureau of Justice Statistics Launched a White Supremacist Meme
When otherwise good data is used inappropriately. By Philip N. Cohen 09/25/96 Northridge, Ca. Rival anti facist groups…
Monkeys Make Stone Tools by Accident—and That’s Actually a Big Deal
The discovery may offer new insights into how our distant ancestors created the first knives, axes, and spears.…
Big Ideas in Social Science: An Interview With Steven Pinker on Violence and Human Nature
The latest in a series of conversations with leading intellectuals in collaboration with the Social Science Bites podcast…
‘You Are a Fridge; You Are Not Going to Hurt Me’
The often overlooked connection between trauma and obesity. By James McWilliams (Photo: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images) “There’s a…
Apocalypse Now: How Television’s Boldest Sci-Fi Shows Are Tackling Contemporary Injustice
By taking place in present-day America, The Leftovers, Black Mirror, and Mr. Robot underscore the country’s most pressing…
Why Staring at Selfies Can Lower Your Self-Esteem
Unless they are group shots in which you are among the participants. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Jeremy Brooks/Flickr)…
Super PAC to Billionaire Donor: We Need More Money to Save a Republican Senate
An errant email from a PAC supporting Senator Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania highlights Republican anxiety: “Trump has taken…
Will Climate Change Sink the Mekong Delta?
No delta region in the world is more threatened by climate change. Will Vietnam act in time to…
NOAA Confirms Record-Level Rainstorms in North Carolina
Last week, we reported that Hurricane Matthew brought record-level rainstorms to some parts of North Carolina — storms so severe…
Polarization Isn’t That Hard to Come By
Researchers show that, even when we agree on the logic of an argument, disagreements over a single statement…