Reality TV May Warp Viewers’ Perception of Actual Reality
New research finds that reality television programs that purport to show celebrities’ everyday lives impact viewers’ beliefs about human relationships.
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The Traditional American Family Has Been Outsourced
If you're looking for a two-parent, man-and-wife, never-divorced kind of family, head to one of those citizenship ceremonies.
In Defense of Diving, Flopping, and Cheating at Sports
When people are paid to win a game with a set of arbitrary rules, people will break the rules. We're almost always OK with that—except for one thing.
The Defensive Message in a Designer Handbag
Two researchers offer evidence that women, consciously or not, use expensive items as a back-away signal to romantic rivals.
Television vs. the Movies: Which Does Better by Women?
The Geena Davis Institute on Gender and Media did a content analysis of 11,927 speaking characters in “family films” and prime-time and children’s TV shows. This is what they found.
Playing Prokofiev Is a Pain
A new study from Australia finds working as an orchestral musician takes an intense physical toll.
‘Candy,’ ‘Scarcity,’ and ‘War Play’: Book Reviews in 100 Words or Less
What you need to know about Candy: A Century of Panic and Pleasure, Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much, and War Play: Video Games and the Future of Armed Conflict.
The Enduring Appeal of Memory-Evoking Music
New research suggests that, thanks to the memories it evokes, we particularly love the music of our early adulthood—and our parents’.