Economics Dads in Advertising: Are Times Changing? What does it mean that fathers have found their way into more ads and are starting to look comfortable there? Nicole Bedera
Social Justice The Beethoven Effect: Movies Drive Our Preference for Different Dog Breeds Recent research compared American Kennel Club registrations with the release date of 100 movies that have prominent dog characters. Lisa Wade
Social Justice The Super Bowl Gets the Academic Treatment There will be a lot more than football going on this Sunday. Max Ufberg
Environment Can Memes Exist Outside of the Internet? A number of advertisers have tried to pull Internet Culture off the Web and put it onto your television screen. Paul Hiebert
Environment Why Online Tracking Is Getting Creepier The merger of online and offline data is bringing more intrusive tracking. Julia Angwin
Economics If You Want to Sell Something Online, Consider Asking Your White Friend for Help New research from a pair of economists finds that buyers discriminate against sellers perceived as black. Lisa Wade
Social Justice Why Has Godzilla Gotten Bigger With Each New Adaptation? It's not just about the size of our buildings and cities. Lisa Wade
News in Brief IRS Does Nothing After Political Dark Money Group Blatantly Ignores the Law The Government Integrity Fund spent most of its money on election ads, despite IRS rules prohibiting a social welfare non-profit from doing so. Kim Barker & Theodoric Meyer
Economics Why Don’t We Have Ads on Sports Uniforms Yet? While a San Francisco 49ers jersey with a Facebook badge across the chest might seem inevitable, it's still not a reality. Paul Hiebert
Economics Can a Song’s Lyrics Predict Its Commercial Success? New textual analysis of Billboard Hot 100 hits shows that certain themes are more likely to be No. 1. Bettina Chang