Five Studies: Why Kids Who Kill Are Getting a Second Chance
Neuroscience helped debunk the superpredator myth—and sway the Supreme Court. Why the movement to overhaul juvenile sentencing is picking up steam.
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Five Studies: The Price of Emotional Labor
Smiling your way to happiness is indeed possible—but the emotional labor economy is about as unfair as the rest of the economy.
Five Studies: Does Flibanserin Provide Real Sexual Benefits for Women?
Research suggests that the now-FDA-approved female libido-booster is—at least in part—a pharmaceutical ploy.
Five Studies: New Approaches in Treating Addiction as a Disease
The disease model of addiction offers addicts several ways forward—including getting drunk to beat alcoholism.
Five Studies: Easing the College Transition for Lower-Class and Minority Students
What can we do to help kids who are the first in their families to go to college—or who face extra burdens because of their race, class, or religion?
Five Studies: The Psychology of the Ultra-Rich, According to the Research
Bernie Sanders says that billionaires have “psychiatric issues.” He’s not entirely incorrect.
Why Women Are Such a Minority in Elected Office
The obvious answers aren't necessarily the most accurate. Here, five studies help clear up the gender disparity in politics.
Why Middle School Doesn’t Have to Suck
Some people suspect the troubles of middle school are a matter of age. Middle schoolers, they think, are simply too moody, pimply, and cliquish to be easily educable. But these five studies might convince you otherwise.
Hazards Ahead: The Problem With Trigger Warnings, According to the Research
Five studies you should read before you deploy a trigger warning.
Game Theories: How to Win at ‘Jeopardy!’—and Other Important Lessons From Social Science
You can be the next Arthur Chu.