Red Alert: The Color of Danger Influences Behavior
A new study suggests the color red can serve as a danger signal to our unconscious minds, making people more likely to take actions that enhance their safety.
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Sad But True: We’re More Likely to Believe Bad News
Do you nod your head knowingly while reading the latest bleak economic figures, but respond skeptically to suggestions…
Charging Up The Electric Car Landscape
At a certain point, emergent technologies become part of the kitchen-table dialogue, no longer the domain of wacky…
Charisma + Crisis = President Obama
Barack Obama’s election can be seen as the confluence of a charismatic candidate and a country in crisis.…
Hot Idea Wins Innovation Award after Two Centuries
A greenhouse-on-the-go first described centuries ago may help fight climate change while improving Third World health.
Accepting the Pain
A new study says patients with chronic pain who manage to accept their condition, and the negative aspects that result from it, reap a wide variety of benefits.
In Choosing Vehicles, Americans Not Hypocritical, But Pragmatic
According to conventional wisdom, Americans are environmental hypocrites. We express concern about pollution and climate change, but when…
Suburban Poverty, Served Chicago Style
Ben Franklin said we must all hang together or we'll probably all hang separately. That must be the mantra of today's regional planners.
Depressed, Pessimistic and Anxious Die Younger
People who are generally pessimistic, anxious or prone to depression have an above-average chance of dying at every stage of their adult lives, according to a new study by researchers at the Mayo Clinic.
Is This Any Way to Treat Friends?
Our Lee Drutman recently reported on research that suggests earmarks are our friends (or at least not our enemies).