Prisoners of the States
A new book, "The Enemy In Our Hands," looks at how America has treated — and mistreated — prisoners of war through history resonates in the age of terror.
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A Maxim a Day Keeps Bad Feelings Away
Proverbial sayings such as “we’re all human” reduce feelings of regret and hypocrisy after men get into trouble. But new research finds they don’t have the same soothing effect on women.
American Home-Schoolers Take on Geneva
Home-schoolers have it in for the U.N. Convention for the Rights of the Child, which only the United States and Somalia have not ratified.
For Women, Biological Clock Is an Aphrodisiac
New research suggests women think more about sex, and engage in intercourse more frequently, as their fertility declines.
Michael Scott Moore Surfing the Airwaves
Miller-McCune’s European Dispatch columnist is out promoting his new folk history of surfing.
Dead But Not Gone
To paraphrase Stalin, one dead body is a fact; a million dead bodies are a point of contention.
Logically Absurd and Contradictory
In honing your home logic skills, try reducing any argument to its basic premise at the extremes of its subject.
Maslow’s Pyramid Gets a Makeover
What are the fundamental forces that drive human behavior? A group of evolutionary thinkers offer an answer by revising one of psychology’s most familiar images.
Skateboarders Try Riskier Tricks for Women
Researchers find that skateboarders will take more risks with their tricks and boast higher testosterone levels when women are present.
How Strong Is That Guy? The Answer is in His Voice
New research finds humans are equipped to assess the physical strength of a potential adversary by listening to the sound of his voice.