The 2 Cultures of China
The U.S. has red states and blue states. China has rice provinces and wheat provinces, and the profound differences between them provide evidence of how cultural assumptions arise.
Flower Power: A Rose by Any Other Name Gets You Bus Fare
New research from France suggests women are more likely to get monetary help from strangers if they’re wearing a flower in their hair.
Why Asian Americans Excel at Academics
New research suggests hard-driving “tiger moms” are just one factor.
The Eco-Unfriendly Appeal of a Lush Green Lawn
New research from Arizona finds we associate traditional, water-intensive landscaping with high social status.
Facebook, Twitter Usage Linked to Higher Divorce Rates
New research finds a correlation between marital dissatisfaction and social media usage.
New Data Finds High Rate of Hearing Loss Among Musicians
In Germany, professional musicians are nearly four times as likely as non-musicians to suffer noise-induced hearing loss.
I.M. Smart: Middle Initials Signal Intelligence
A first-of-its-kind study finds we associate middle initials with intellectual heft.
The Ugliest Game of Telephone: The Way I Hear It, Our Enemies Are to Blame
New research suggests bias accumulates as stories get passed down from one person to another.
Frequent Liars Club
New research finds Brits fib a bit more than Americans, but that a small subset of the population tells most of the untruths in both countries.
The Unfortunate Lesson of Kony 2012: Nuance Diminishes Outrage
Research undertaken as a video about an African warlord went viral suggests such a film can inspire moral anger—so long as it sticks to an oversimplified message.