Beauty Leads to a Closer Look
New research finds physically attractive people are viewed both more positively and more accurately.
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Europe and its Gypsies
In what seems like a never-ending story, the European Union is at its worst in dealing with nomadic populations. The EU should look to the old Yugoslavia.
Real Diversity Means We’re Not All the Same
The way Americans often squirm when terms like race and diversity are introduced suggests that even many best-intentioned approaches to these defining issues are all wrong.
In Disney Films, Beauty Is Far From Beastly
Disney’s animated films perpetuate the stereotype that beautiful people are smart, superior and successful, according to new research.
Bad Parenting? Blame bin Laden
New research links fears of terrorism with authoritarian parenting practices.
Program Opens Farmers Markets to Food Stamps
A program in a poor San Diego neighborhood shows how the fresh foods available at farmers markets can be accessed by those on food stamps.
Puritan Values Still Resonate in Today’s USA
A new study finds the value system of the early colonists, which links hard work, conservative sexual behavior and spiritual salvation, still has a hold on Americans’ psyches.
Has ‘Multiculturalism’ Really Failed?
Germany's Angela Merkel stirred up a hornet's nest when she decried "multiculturalism," but that reaction suggests the hornets hadn't been paying attention.
The Psychological Seesaw of God and Country
New research suggests that when faith in government decreases, belief in an all-powerful deity rises.
SB1070 Better for Governor Than for Traders
Arizona's law requiring police to check the citizenship status of those they suspect of being in the U.S. illegally has done wonders the state's governor — and for reducing cross-border trade.