Video Games Can Encourage Positive Behavior, Too
If violent video games encourage violent behavior, as a series of studies suggests, do prosocial games — those…
Fearing Death? Think Progress!
Is the human race gradually evolving into a better version of itself? Scientific and technological advances aside, the…
For Ads, Context, Not Content, Is Key
It’s no secret that the subtext of most advertisements involves either fear or sex. Primal impulses are effective…
With Newspaper Closed, Interest in Election Goes Down
If, as Thomas Jefferson believed, newspapers are essential to a democracy, will our system of self-government suffer as…
Music Education Improves Literacy of Second-Graders
As arts and music programs get squeezed out of America's cash-strapped schools, evidence continues to accumulate of the wide-reaching positive effects of such training.
Will Critique Work for Food
As print newspapers listen nervously to the tolling of the bell, the fine arts and cultural journalism they once hosted searches desperately for a new place to chime.
Race Ball: Our National Pastime?
We look at studies analyzing Major League Baseball's race relations, economics and pop-ups.
Americans Willing to Go Green, But Dislike Mandates
As scientists reiterated at a just-concluded conference in Copenhagen, climate change is a serious but solvable problem. So…
Old-Age Stereotypes Bad For Your Health
Do you think of elderly people as weak, helpless and generally worthless? If so, you’ve greatly increased the…
Sex Appeal May Have Hurt Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin's attractiveness may indeed have affected the 2008 presidential race — by making voters less likely to support the GOP ticket.