Social Justice Why You’re Voting That Way CLICK IMAGE FOR PDF(Designed by Column Five) As the election campaign heats up and attitudes harden, it’s worth… Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Tango Your Way to Mental Health New Australian research suggests people suffering from stress or depression can greatly benefit from tango lessons. Tom Jacobs
Economics Katniss Everdeen: Heroine. Warrior. Math Tutor. The best-selling novel and top-grossing film The Hunger Games has been called an exciting thriller, a metaphor for… Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Red ‘Facts,’ Blue ‘Facts’: The Psychology of Truthiness New research finds our moral convictions strongly influence what facts we choose to believe regarding a given issue. Tom Jacobs
Economics My Kingdom for a Hearse? Richard III begins the Shakespeare play that bears his name by declaring, “Now is the winter of our… Tom Jacobs
Social Justice The Gibbon of the Opera An ability long considered uniquely human—manipulating our vocal mechanism to make loud, beautiful sounds—turns out to have been mastered long ago by apes. Tom Jacobs
Economics The Benefits of Bonding with Batman Men who develop an emotional connection with a superhero apparently assume the character’s self-confident body image. Tom Jacobs
Economics Study: Five Percent of Rapes Result in Pregnancy This just in: Rape can, and sometimes does, lead to pregnancy. One would think that goes without saying,… Tom Jacobs
Economics Memory Gone, the Melodies Linger On Can’t get that tune out of your head, even though you have no recollection of its name? Scientists… Tom Jacobs
Social Justice A Woman’s Place is On the Page New research traces the dramatic rise in feminine pronouns in books over the past century. Tom Jacobs