Eastern Philosophy Eases Death Anxiety
New research finds East Asians are more likely than Westerners to react to reminders of their mortality with a renewed commitment to enjoy life.
The Final Feast: Last Meals on Death Row
What would you eat if you knew it was your last meal? For some people—death-row inmates facing imminent…
Sexists in White Coats: Men Favored for Laboratory Jobs
New research finds a male applicant is more likely to be hired for a job as manager of a science laboratory manager.
For Greater Gender Equality, Introduce Yourself Online
New Canadian research finds that when men and women get to know one another in an online chat, gender differences usually found in face-to-face conversations are strikingly absent.
Money Degrades Our Ability to Empathize
New research finds that offering people money makes them less likely to correctly infer another person’s emotional state.
The Benefits of Interracial Roommates
In a study, minority college students randomly assigned a white roommate ended their freshman year with higher GPAs than those who shared living spaces with other minorities.
Romney’s Income Tax Rhetoric Misleading
The video that emerged late Monday in which Mitt Romney notes that 47 percent of Americans pay no…
Why She Cries at Movies, While He Snores
New research finds men and women feel sympathy for fictional characters for different reasons.
The Neurobiology of Fear
New clues into why some of us get stuck in a state of anxiety and others chill
Mediocre Report Card for Charter Schools
Do students attending charter schools outperform their peers? The highly charged issue is the subject of intense debate…