News in Brief Hormonal Birth Control Linked to Depression A massive Danish study is makingwaves for establishing a link between hormonal birth control use and depression. More… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Presentation of Selfies in Everyday High School The use of social media among teenagers is not about narcissism, but about finding their place in the… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Are Cell Phones to Blame for Our Plummeting Levels of Trust? New research presents evidence supporting that idea. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images) Increasingly, Americans don’t trust… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief There Are Partisan Divides Not Just on Climate, but Also on Those Who Study Climate Republicans are much more likely to doubt scientists’ understanding of climate change and to question scientists’ motives. By… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Does Eating Factory-Farmed Meat Put One on Par With Anti-Vaxxers? Both are individual choices made in defiance of sound science and common sense, and both put the rest… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Paris Agreement Is About to Make History The climate accord could enter into force any day now. Then what happens? By Kate Wheeling U.S. Secretary… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Do Vice Presidential Debates Matter? Not usually—but this one might. By Jared Keller Mike Pence (left) and Tim Kaine. (Photo: Mandel Ngan, Saul… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief States Work Together on a Major Deal to Take Out a Soldier-Suing Company The Virginia-based company was the focus of a 2014 investigation of its lending and collection practices. By Paul… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief An Obamacare Exit in Minnesota Will Raise Premiums by at Least 50 Percent The Affordable Care Act needs to be fixed. We looked at what solutions are on the table today.… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Problem With Most Media Coverage of Domestic Violence It’s more likely to excuse white vs. black perpetrators. By Joanna Rae Pepin Ray Rice on August 16,… Pacific Standard Staff