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Pacific StandardDec 20, 20073 min read

Eating Healthy Foods May Lighten Your Wallet

by Michael Todd

It’s getting more expensive to eat right, concludes a first-of-its-kind study by two researchers at the University of Washington.

Pacific StandardDec 20, 20076 min read

A Take on Earth’s Temperature, Post-Bali

by Tom Jacobs

Arctic ice is going the way of the Wicked Witch of the West, and we should prepare for more of the severe storms that blew Dorothy into Oz. Those are among the conclusions of a series of new academic studies, which…

Pacific StandardDec 17, 20075 min read

The Devil Made Me Do It: Video Games and Violence

by Valerie Brown

Each new popular medium, from comic books and films to pinball machines and rap music, ignites a debate that they corrupt young people by fostering violent behavior, drug use and sexual activity.

Pacific StandardDec 17, 20075 min read

Will Kids Eat Broccoli — And Can Schools Afford to Buy It?

by Ryan Blitstein

Public health officials have long viewed improving kids’ eating habits as one way to help nip the obesity epidemic in the bud. Nearly two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight or obese…

Pacific StandardDec 14, 20075 min read

AMBER Alerts Largely Ineffective, Study Shows

by Tom Jacobs

The touted AMBER Alert system is so inherently flawed it amounts to little more than “crime-control theater,” according to a new report by researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Pacific StandardDec 26, 20072 min read

Violent Media Images Spark Aggressive Behavior

by Tom Jacobs

How strong is the link between violent media imagery and aggressive behavior? L. Rowell Huesmann, a University of Michigan psychologist who has spent more than 40 years studying the subject, puts it this way…

Pacific StandardDec 22, 20073 min read

Good News — and Bad — for Coral Reefs

by Tom Jacobs

One of the most troubling warning signs of environmental degradation in general, and climate change in particular, is the gradual destruction of the world’s coral reefs. A 2004 World Wildlife Fund report found that 20…

Pacific StandardDec 27, 20074 min read

Belief in ‘Balance of Nature’ Hard to Shake

by Tom Jacobs

It is a belief system that has burrowed deep in our psyches; a way of thinking that is extremely resistant to serious challenge. Yet it may be hindering our ability to intelligently consider the consequences of…

Pacific StandardJul 10, 20085 min read

Big Tobacco’s ‘Other’ Products Catch Fire

by Rob Kuznia

Just because cigarette sales have been steadily falling in recent years doesn’t mean the tobacco industry is going up in smoke.

Pacific StandardAug 8, 20087 min read

‘One Dream’ Meets ‘I Have a Dream’

by mtodd

Sanding away or genuinely forgetting his rough edges and inconveniences, America each Jan. 17 celebrates the birth of Martin Luther King Jr. Beyond some historic sound bites, iconic images and cultural trivia answers (“Montgomery bus…

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