How Negative Campaigning Can Fall Flat
Mudslinging may get results for campaigns, but new research suggests that these negatively tailored messages should not be delivered in person.
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Empathy Conducive to Creativity
New research suggests creativity in the workplace is enhanced by concern for others’ needs, and a willingness to walk in their shoes.
Context May Diminish Art Appreciation
Surprising new research suggests non-experts’ receptiveness to modern artworks may be lessened when contextual information is presented.
Valentine’s Day in the Lab
A collection of academic musings on Valentine's Day traditions to keep you warm in bed at night (in the event that you don't find a date).
More Power? No, More Empowerment!
Nobel laureate Walter Kohn is bullish on renewable energy but sees the answer to global energy woes as population stabilization through the education of women.
Where You Vote Affects How You Vote
New research suggests locating polling places in churches may affect how people vote on social-values issues.
Pictures From a Poster Session
To engineers, every problem is just a solution that hasn't occurred yet, our Michael Haederle learns at the El Paso innovation conference.
Tell Me Where It Hurts, Mr. Highway
In El Paso, our Michael Haederle reviews innovative ideas suggested for arresting the wear and tear on roads, bridges and other infrastructure.
Changing the Equations for Carbon, Biomedicine
Reporting from the El Paso innovation conference, our Michael Haederle explains how a toy frog may have hopped over some biomedical manufacturing obstacles.
Taxing Tater Tots Beats Subsidizing Salads
New research finds subsidizing healthy food is no answer to the obesity epidemic.