Social Justice Violence and Aggression Linked to Mating in Men’s Minds A psychology study from Hong Kong suggests that, among men, the impulses to make love and war are deeply intertwined. Tom Jacobs
Environment T.C. Boyle Interview: Nature and the Novelist Miller-McCune Q&A: In "When the Killing's Done," novelist T.C. Boyle once again examines humankind’s conflicted attitudes toward the natural world. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Childhood Memories Provoke Charitable Behavior New Harvard University research suggests childhood memories stimulate selflessness. Tom Jacobs
Economics Breastfeeding Women Viewed as Less Competent New research finds both men and women tend to harshly evaluate breastfeeding mothers. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Study Links Facebook Use with Narcissism New research from Australia suggests Facebook users are more extroverted and narcissistic than Internet users not plugged into the social network. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Dip in Arts Attendance Tied to Decline of the Omnivore A new NEA study finds the group of people who regularly attend arts events is both shrinking and getting less active. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice A Chimp Couldn’t Have Created That Painting New research finds even nonexperts can differentiate between masterful abstract art and similar works painted by a child or an animal. See for yourself with our enclosed art quiz. Tom Jacobs
Education Collective Bargaining and the Student Achievement Gap A new analysis finds the best students are better off, while disadvantaged students are worse off, when teachers collectively bargain for a contract. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Misinformation is as Close as Your Inbox New research suggests e-mail is an all-too-effective way of spreading false political rumors. Tom Jacobs
Environment Wording Change Softens Global Warming Skeptics New research finds Republicans scoff at "global warming," but are much more receptive to the notion of "climate change." Tom Jacobs