The Invisible Woman of Color
New research finds black women are more likely to go unnoticed and unappreciated than black men or whites of either gender.
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Pick Your Poison: Frail Reed or Sturdy Oak
Two recent studies find more Xena than imperiled Penelope among stereotype-busting women.
Apocalypse, Wow
Western filmgoers increasingly like to see it all come down as apocalypse become hot box office.
Bare Breasts Don’t Beget Boffo Box Office
A new analysis of five years of box-office data finds nudity and sexuality do not, on average, increase a film's profitability or prestige.
Searching for a Feeling
Can compulsively searching, instead of merely surfing, lead to greater cognitive benefits for netizens?
Romantic Rivals Spur Religiosity
The realization there's a lot of competition out there for a mate appears to increase one's religious intensity.
Review: The Importance of Being Not So Earnest
The documentary "The End of Poverty?" takes an impassioned if clunky look at international capitalism over the last half millennium. Guess what it finds?
Missing the Gain But Joining the Pain
Since the First World already mucked up the climate, animal nature dictates that developing economies are piqued at having to clean up.
Virginia Tech Study Contains Lessons for Fort Hood
The 2007 Virginia Tech massacre resulted in widespread psychological distress among the university's students — whether or not they witnessed the incident firsthand.
The Edwards Effect?
Life-threatening illnesses can disrupt even the most stable marriages, but new research suggests that men are far more likely to divorce a terminally ill spouse.