We Aren’t the World
Joe Henrich and his colleagues are shaking the foundations of psychology and economics—and hoping to change the way social scientists think about human behavior and culture.
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Betty Friedan, Open Heart Surgery, and Me
On the 50th anniversary of "The Feminine Mystique," the founder of Pacific Standard recalls saving the life of the headstrong author of that groundbreaking book.
Why We Should Drop the ‘Mad Max’ Metaphors
In Namibia, the filmmakers creating 'Mad Max: Fury Road' have run into a different kind of fury, and few roads.
Pope Benedict the Liberal: America’s Misunderstanding of the Outgoing Pontiff
Pope Benedict XVI was typecast in American eyes as 'God's Rottweiler,' an unyielding champion of the Catholic Church's conservative side. But the real Benedict had more dimensions, some of them at odds with with his North American stereotype.
Men: Want More Sex? Don’t Do the Laundry!
Sociologists refute the idea that husbands who help out around the house are repaid with sex.
The Meaning of Monopoly
From American socialism to German hyperinflation to worldwide vulture capitalism, the strange and shifting lessons of a favorite board game.
How True is Zero Dark Thirty? A Former Operative Weighs In
Despite debates over its depiction of torture, Zero Dark Thirty became the most-watched movie in America this week, and looks to be heading for another strong weekend. How reliable the film’s portrait? Does it give an accurate picture of how the CIA anti-terrorism efforts really work? Nada Bakos, who spearheaded the CIA’s Zarqawi Operations team from 2004-2006 as a targeting officer, weighs in. Prior to the operations position, Bakos served as an analyst for the agency primarily in the Counterterrorism Center, and was a member of the team charged with defining the relationship between Iraq, al Qaeda, and 9/11.
It’s 10 P.M. Do You Know What Your Avatar Is Doing?
The psychologist Jeremy Bailenson’s quest to prepare us for the coming virtual world