Social Justice Kids Just Wanna Be Helpful Eye-opening research with 2-year-olds suggests young children are inherently motivated to help others in need. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Paintings, Poems: You See Forest, I See Trees People who relied on their intuitive judgments were more likely to line up with expert opinion regarding the quality of both poems and abstract art. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Who Needs Dr. Phil When You Have Dr. Fido? Having pets can build confidence and reduce stress, according to a new study, but you need to love the ol' fleabag to benefit. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Female Olympians Sidetracked from Prime Time TV Female athletes continue to get short shrift on prime-time Olympic coverage. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Homer’s Facebook Suggests Iliad is True A new analysis of the characters of three well-known mythical tales suggests the fantastic tales are grounded in reality. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Shaved Heads: Less Attractive But More Powerful Toss the toupee: New research finds Americans associate shiny scalps with masculine dominance. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice After Aurora, Expect PTSD to Spread Far Beyond Theater Two studies of Virginia Tech students provide information on the likelihood and treatment of stress-related psychological symptoms following a mass shooting. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice State Arts Agencies Refuse to Die One state arts agency barely escapes extinction, while another returns to life. Tom Jacobs
Economics Psychologist’s Resignation Throws Results into Question Lawrence Sanna’s research into embodied cognition may be based on questionable data. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Actors: Emotionally Aware, Yet Particularly Vulnerable New research finds actors, who are so good at portraying troubled characters, have difficulty discussing their own personal traumas. Tom Jacobs