News in Brief Eating From a Shared Plate Encourages Cooperation Perhaps the next round of North Korean negotiations should include a family style meal. Tom Jacobs
Environment Exposure to Nature Promotes Cooperation The power of Mother Earth is so strong that even distressing nature scenes can have a positive effect. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Larry Lessig Is Still Wrong About the Presidency The presidential candidate has cited Game of Thrones' Jon Snow as an inspiration. But we all know how that storyline ends. Seth Masket
Social Justice When Cooperation Leads to Corruption Researchers created a die-rolling game to show that we're all dirty, dirty liars. Kate Wheeling
Environment Our Warm Embrace of Those Allergic to Peanuts The rise in peanut allergies has inspired something rarely seen in the contentious world of food choice: cooperation. James McWilliams
Social Justice Pride Goeth Before Cooperation Israeli researchers report thinking about one's self-worth increases the likelihood you'll engage in cooperative behavior. Tom Jacobs
Economics The Benefits of Wealth Inequality (and Why We Should Not Fear It) Whether they are creating jobs or cooperation, new research backs up a positive role for the well-off—up to a point. Michael Todd