Gadhafi: Another Dead Despot, Another Hidden Body
Moammar Gadhafi’s secret burial adds another chapter on how victors treat the bodies of their opposition’s leadership.
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Grandma’s Apple Pie Is Better Than Apple Pie
Researchers find that food products sell better when they're labeled with descriptive phrases that elicit warm family memories.
Golf Club’s History Can Impact Your Putting Prowess
New research finds golfers who believed they were using a club once used by Ben Curtis sank more putts.
#OWS: What Took So Long?
Psychologists tie the reluctance to protest Wall Street bailouts to a deep-seated need to justify the status quo.
Facebook Profile Pics Predict Future Happiness
College freshmen whose Facebook profile pictures featured intense smiles were more likely to feel satisfied with their lives 3½ years later.
An Unforgettable World Series? Only If Your Team Wins
New research suggests details of decisive games fade more quickly from the memories of the losing team’s fans.
Reintroducing Paul Goodman, the ‘Public Intellectual’
A new documentary film, "Paul Goodman Changed My Life," tells the at-times risqué story of the seminal public intellectual of the American left whose impact evaporated after his death in 1972.
#OWS: Have We Entered the Age of Protest?
Popular movements like Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party suggest that mass demonstrations have moved from the last resort of the powerless to the first resort of the newly empowered.
Critical Thinker Explains Skepticism vs. Cynicism
Professional skeptic D.J. Grothe explores the difference between skepticism and cynicism and describes how fooling some of the people some of the time is a bad idea all of the time.
The Direct Line From Confucius to Lang Lang
A Chinese-American pianist and scholar argues China’s embrace of Western classical music is rooted in Confucian values.