Why David Brooks Should Stop Using the Word 'Tribe'
Brooks depends on a lazy and ignorant story about tribalism to bolster a specific myth about American exceptionalism.
David Brooks
Why Don't Jury Pools Bond Anymore?
People nowadays—all in their own narrow, solipsistic worlds, nearly incapable of ordinary face-to-face sociability.
Stop Denying the Hot Hand: Basketball Streaks Do Exist
New data and statistical theory are overturning 30-year-old research that failed to find evidence of streaky shooting on the basketball court. The hot hand, it turns out, really does exist—and it may apply to a lot more than just sports.
Which Eggheads Should Run Washington, D.C.?
Five years after the financial crash, psychologists are still asking economists to hand over the keys.
What Does It Take for Traumatized Kids to Thrive?
About a decade ago, Washington State embarked on an early social experiment to educate people about the impacts of stress on children. The results are starting to show.