Environment More Evidence the Color Green Sparks Creativity Feeing creatively blocked, artists and designers? Try emerald-colored draft paper. Tom Jacobs
Environment Selfies Reveal the Pervasiveness of Gender Stereotypes When it comes to images that portray young women in clichéd poses, advertisements have nothing on selfies. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Does Multitasking Breed Political Ignorance? New research presents evidence that people who utilize several media sources simultaneously aren't as politically knowledgeable as they believe. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Beware of Your Waiter’s Waistline New research finds diners are much more likely to order dessert if their server is heavy. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice How Bonding Beats Bias We'll probably always be suspicious of outsiders. So for the new year, let's re-think who qualifies as a member of our group. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Creativity, Emotions, and the Brain New research finds different patterns of brain activity when improvising musicians are expressing happy feelings, as opposed to sad ones. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Why ‘Star Wars’ Won’t Win the Best Picture Oscar We use different criteria to decide which creative products we like, and which we find worthy of recognition. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Purpose in Life Impedes Impulsivity Another good reason to make 2016 the year you follow your bliss. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Those Are Boxes of Joy Under the Tree Don't underestimate the happiness physical presents can produce. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Empathy for Outsiders Can Be Taught New research finds a specific scenario can increase empathetic feelings toward a maligned group. Tom Jacobs