In this week’s podcast newsletter we look at criminalizing science, how pretending to be a rogue cop affects perceptions of justice, what the arrival of peak oil might mean for societies and the reasons behind the iPhone’s ascent.
New research finds female college freshmen from mixed-race households are far more likely to identify themselves as biracial than their male counterparts.
People with mental illnesses have a unique, intense relationship with smoking, which can ease distress as well as kill. Now that a much safer version of the habit is available, it's no time for the anti-smoking lobby to play Nurse Ratched.
Mad Max: Fury Road has taken heat for its female characters' macho behavior. But research shows the real danger may be those heroines who are both masculine and feminine at the same time.