Don't Take Personality Tests Personally
Rigorous study of the Fisher Temperament Inventory is still in its infancy—much like our understanding of the relationship between neurobiology and personality to begin with.
PS Picks: Caity Weaver on Cardi B for 'GQ'
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Seeking Sanctuary in Trump Country
Even under the hardline policies of President Donald Trump—which resulted in a 25 percent increase in deportation arrests from 2016 to 2017—ICE officers largely avoid churches, mosques, and synagogues.
Inside the Theater of Complicity
In SupremacyLand, visitors are forced to examine how they respond to overt expressions of racial bigotry.
Air Pollution Linked to Delinquent Behavior
Underprivileged kids growing up in congested cities must overcome many handicaps; this study suggests one of them is the very air they breathe.
Field Notes: A Controlled Avalanche in Southern Switzerland
Arbaz, Switzerland: A controlled avalanche, started with dynamite, slides down a mountain in the Swiss canton of Valais.
PS Picks: 'Wired UK''s Inside Look at the Largest Passenger Cruise Ship Ever Built
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Surviving Racism
A Native writer struggling against the ignorance of white culture finds that her stories are her lifeline, her wounds are her power, and though the scales have been weighted against her in almost every way, there are many reasons to survive.
Dispatches: What You Need to Know About Facebook and Cambridge Analytica
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The Lede, Issue #11: Facebook Goes to Washington, Inside the Largest Passenger Cruise Ship Ever Built, Getting Sentimental About Science, and More
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Behind the Scenes: Getting Sentimental About Science
"Science is no longer about the quest for knowledge. Now it's about fixing problems. But just limiting science to fixing problems also limits your chances of making big discoveries."
Field Notes: A Scene From Pyarpur, India
Pyarpur, India: In Jharkhand, one of the poorest states in India, gangs recruit young boys for work as robbers across the country.
PS Picks: An Ode to 'Slacker Milk,' Inspired by Austin's Richard Linklater
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PS Picks: Leslie Jamison's Memoir of Addiction
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PS Picks: Glam-Rock Wastrel Alex Cameron's 'Studmuffin96' Music Video
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Dispatches: Re-Discovering Terra Preta in Amazonia
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The Lede, Issue #10: A Trip to the Amazon, the History of Body Snatching, Leslie Jamison's Memoir of Addiction, and More
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PS Picks: The Enigmatic Nature of Van Morrison's 'Astral Weeks'
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PS Picks: Geoff Dyer on the Photography of Garry Winogrand
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PS Picks: Rachel Aviv's Latest Masterful Mental-Health Narrative in 'The New Yorker'
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Dispatches: Radicalizing Young White Men
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PS Picks: Legal Strife in the Valley of the Dolls
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PS Picks: 'Der Spiegel' on the Interminable Reign of Vladimir Putin
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