The careers of America's best songwriters suggest great art is the product of years of immersion in one's chosen field.

• By Tom Jacobs

Even if a traditional four-year university isn’t the best option for some students, they’ll still benefit from college preparedness courses and training in the public school system.

• By Amy Tran

Across borders, language learning follows two main patterns. Neither leaves room for learning a language for the sake of building a community.

• By Yuliya Komska

Swedish researchers put their finger on a variety of factors, including starting early in life and taking lessons more than once a week.

• By Tom Jacobs

A small study suggests the meme that delighted many a straight feminist woman may actually increase support for feminist ideals among men. But true progress will be made when more men buy into the movement’s message without a glistening male spokesperson telling them they should.

• By Maya Dusenbery

White Americans who feel a sense of purpose in their lives are better able to accept coming demographic changes.

• By Tom Jacobs

New research finds female voters get more informed and engaged in politics if they’re represented by a woman in the U.S. Senate.

• By Tom Jacobs

Australian researchers find sharing painful experiences creates feelings of solidarity.

• By Tom Jacobs

Researchers find watching certain types of reality TV can make viewers more aggressive.

• By Tom Jacobs

Researchers find living in a friendly, cohesive neighborhood lowers seniors' chances of having a heart attack.

• By Tom Jacobs

Phasing out football programs as we learn more about their damaging effects on the brain may benefit more than just our minds and bodies.

• By Steve Swayne

A new study finds affirming belief in scientific progress appears to reduce the likelihood of acting in environmentally responsible ways.

• By Tom Jacobs

New research finds people mistakenly believe real-life stories will be more emotionally gripping than those that are the products of an author’s imagination.

• By Tom Jacobs

New research finds white faces are most closely associated with positive thoughts and feelings.

• By Tom Jacobs

If you are an American trying to learn German in a large German town or city, you will mostly hear English in return, even when you give sprechen your best shot.

• By Yuliya Komska

Probably. And no one, at least no Canadian, seems to care.

• By Ryan Jacobs

The new documentary from Tim Beringer, kid brother of Matt Beringer of The National, highlights the difficulties faced by all siblings as they get older.

• By Noah Davis

Are all of our opinions about FGCs largely shaped by racism, ethnocentrism, and a disgust or pity for an imagined Africa?

• By Lisa Wade

The documentary debuted a year ago, but no one started talking about it until late October. Except, how many people are actually talking about it?

• By Noah Davis

A year after the Newtown school massacre, architects assure us that safe schools don't have to look and feel like bunkers. But they also note that facilities can only go so far in providing security in a violent world.

• By Ben Ikenson

College students are far less sexually active than all of the moralizing makes it seem.

• By Lisa Wade

"We" say "we" all the time, even though it's not really what "we" mean.

• By Jeremy Gordon

This is why you cheat on an exam you really don't need to cheat on.

• By Rick Paulas