Tom Jacobs

"By not fully recognizing leadership potential in female candidates, organizations are inhibiting the prospects of half of their talent."

New research finds particularly positive results when parents and kids work on a creative project together.

New research finds that people avoid connecting emotionally with others out of a fear that it will be too draining.

New research concludes that warmer temperatures are slowing economic development in poorer countries.

Generational analysis can be enlightening—but it can also be facile and sensationalistic.

A new study finds that state laws sent a strong message about how norms were changing—and homophobia declined as a result.

New research finds that acetaminophen makes us more indifferent to others' pleasure, as well as their pain.

New research finds that people whose jobs constantly call on them to feign friendly emotions often turn to the bottle after work.

We get upset when politicians from the other party act in ways that defy our moral values. When someone from our own party does it, we're not always so concerned.

New research finds that minority youth who are confronted by officers are more likely to subsequently engage in delinquent behavior than those who don't face such encounters.

A new analysis finds that appeals to racial resentment inspired some white voters to support candidates whose ideology was different from theirs.

A new study finds that counties with more forest and shrub land spend less per person on Medicare than those dominated by agriculture or urban vegetation.

New research suggests the provision allowing people to stay on their parents' health insurance means more young people are getting treatment.

New research finds several state-level statutes are linked to homicide rates, including universal background checks.

A new study finds that more greenhouse gases are emitted producing the typical diet of a white American than that of a Hispanic or African American.

New research finds social media is not the main driver of why so many people fall for misinformation about candidates and issues.

Participants who saw trigger warnings before reading or watching upsetting content felt as negative afterwards as those who did not.

New research finds that emphasizing a call to stewardship can be an effective tool.

Political scientist Ashley Jardina reports that up to 40 percent of American whites feel solidarity with, and protective of, their racial group.

An analysis of the artists represented in the permanent collections of America's major art museums finds three-quarters of them are white men.

In Twitter responses to a Paris terrorist attack, shared sadness gave way to expressions of solidarity.

Whites were twice as likely to sympathize with violent protests and/or terrorist acts as native Pakistanis.

Authoritarianism has long been linked to support for Donald Trump. New research finds people with that mindset are less likely to care that a political leader is lying.

Perhaps the next round of North Korean negotiations should include a family style meal.

The evidence suggests that, in the long run, immigration is good for America.

African Americans tend to have poorer health than whites. New research suggests a more welcoming atmosphere in school could make a difference early in life.

New research finds that contemporary songs in both genres are the most likely to contain violent imagery.

A new study finds that incorporating music and drawing during lessons can help kids retain what they've learned.

New research finds substantial overlaps in where liberals and conservatives get their news.

A large new study finds that fathers are generally happier than childless men.

A new report finds that using humor in the workplace raises the status of male employees but has the opposite effect for women.

Psychologist and author Hector Garcia explains the roots of our political divide—and how the Trump administration embodies "the worst aspects of male psychology."

New research finds that race-related resistance toward social spending is reduced when programs feature tax credits rather than handouts.

New research suggests that background music, with or without lyrics, "consistently disrupts creative performance."

New research finds that we normalize rising temperatures remarkably quickly.

New research finds diners feel more positively about health-food restaurants if the menus use a handwritten typeface.

Sexism doesn't stop once a woman gets into the nation's highest office, according to new research.

Political communication scholars explain how, for Trump, telling lies, shifting blame, and asserting his own greatness help him keep his core supporters.

New research finds that liberals' confidence in government is not affected by the party affiliation of the president. That's not true of the right.

A more subtle form of prejudice than racism proves deeply problematic.

New research finds use of painkillers more than doubles the risk that a driver will set into motion a fatal two-car crash.

New research offers evidence that right-wing economic policies overwhelmingly favor the top .01 percent.

The first rigorous study of the practice finds it conveys benefits like reducing mental distress, but also increases neuroticism.

New research presents the best evidence yet that taking arts classes benefits kids academically.

Research finds that programming driverless cars ahead of time inspires a person to move away from egocentric decision-making.

New research finds that hangovers result from heavy drinking, no matter the combination of beverages.

New research suggests that nationalism can be a psychological coping response.

New research finds that vaccine skeptics possess an unusual mix of ethical beliefs that defy the traditional left-right divide.

In November of 2016, a lot of American women feared using access to contraception—so they got IUDs.

Chinese researchers find anthropomorphizing nature as a woman spurs pro-environment behavior.