Wes Judd

Updates to past Pacific Standard stories.

Health economist and professor.

The latest entry in a series of interviews about subculture in America.

Updates to past Pacific Standard stories.

The Princeton professor and Nobel Prize winner speaks candidly about his career, Scottish optimism, and how detailed data can lend subtle insight into human behavior.

Filmmaker Sasha Kapustina is capturing this unique profession as it becomes an integral part to hospitals in Jerusalem.

Jobs, the real estate market, and social mobility are all major factors in modern gentrification, but food can play a significant role as well.

As we wrote earlier this year, the technology can be used in a plethora of positive ways, but there is far from a legal consensus.

Ultramarathon running draws a particular type of athlete—one who has plenty of free time, doesn't mind pain, and is also white.

Emotions expert Dacher Keltner, who advised director Pete Docter throughout the making of the new Pixar hit, dives deep into the science of emotion, and tells us how Inside Out could teach Western culture an important lesson.

As hotter summers become more deadly, warmer winters won't bring respite, according to new research.

The latest Pew poll shows America has earned some less-than-favorable marks around the globe.

Living close to a bike-sharing system directly results in an increase to a home's property value, a new study shows.

The Pope's recent encyclical will fall on receptive ears.

The Chicago Blackhawks may be so good that "they got black people loving hockey," but the NHL is still the most segregated professional sport. Why is that?

Researchers have found that return migrants to the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, have a positive effect on nearly every aspect of life.

Caitlyn Jenner's transition offers an important moment to highlight what our culture needs to work on with female inequality.

One Colorado mountain town battles the dirty side effect of unpaved roads—for better or worse.

A teaching tool, the movies can be.

Big oil companies like Shell and BP sponsor museums for good PR. But they're beginning to affect what's on display, too.

They're just seeking self-improvement.

For Santa Barbara tourism, the recent oil spill could present a crude reality.

Let's see us engineer our way out of this one.

A complicated blend of economics, culture, and infrastructure make it hard to find any right way to restore a city after disaster.

Disaster movies provide audiences more than just entertainment.

Turns out the overblown, unnecessary annual hoopla costs its host city more than it's worth.

A round-up of news and research on headline-grabbing court cases.

Libertarianism, attack ads, and climate change—oh my!

Winter is coming, but no one seems to care. Sound familiar?

What you need to know about the sustainable alternative to desalination.

A woman who thinks other women find her mate attractive is more likely to have an orgasm, research finds.

It might not be as improbable as you think.

A new viral video reminds us how awe-inspiring the color spectrum really is. That's something that researchers—and businesses—have long understood.

A round-up of news and research on domain name fun.

A new study shows just how badly college kids crave their emoji-laden communication.

A round-up of news and research on the Golden State's thirst for water.

Criminologist and author Michael Arntfield talks with us about the past and future of true crime.

From NBA prospects to bracketology, researchers have touched on all aspects of March Madness.

Ringling Bros.' decision to retire its elephants has been met with near-universal approval. Why do far fewer people care about the animals being slaughtered on a daily basis?

Now a cold, barren desert, Mars once had an ocean bigger than the Arctic.

A new report by the Justice Department in the Ferguson investigation shows just how far racial bias can extend.

Birdman was a deserving Oscar winner, sure. But it also plays into Academy voters' favorite subject: themselves.

If recent history is any indication, we're well-equipped for this scary new bacteria.

With yet another Wachowski flop, might we start re-evaluating the film that made them so famous in the first place?

Researchers have discovered an amber fossil containing the ergot fungus—from which LSD is derived.

Research shows that philanthropy is a valuable strategy when big companies like HSBC get into trouble.

The City of Brotherly Love is losing librarians, despite scores of studies proving their value. What gives?

A first-of-its-kind study sheds light on the elusive subject of whale noises.

Yes, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson threw a damning interception late in the game. But research suggests his coach never should have called that play anyway.

A new study shows that melting glaciers have contributed to a taller Iceland.