Education Who Am I? You May Find the Answer Abroad. New research finds living abroad helps people discern their true natures from culturally imposed traits and values. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Regions With More Neurotic People Supported Trump and Brexit In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers link voting trends to a specific personality trait. Tom Jacobs
Environment In Promoting Green Behaviors, Pride Beats Guilt New research suggests a shift in pro-environmental messaging. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief The Shock of Seeing Your Body in 3-D New technology will allow clothing-store patrons to get a much better look at their actual shape. Can we handle the truth? Tom Jacobs
Environment Does Bad Air Create Bad Behavior? New research links air pollution to higher levels of crime and other unethical acts. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Just How Safe Are Self-Driving Cars? Researchers are having a tough time figuring out how safe autonomous vehicles are compared to their human-operated counterparts. Peter Hancock
Economics How Ideology Drives Our Shopping Behavior Politics does not stop at the mall's door. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Meditation May Not Make You a Better Person After All A critical look at the research suggests its benefits are less than advertised. Tom Jacobs
Economics High Application Fees Can Be a Significant Barrier to Naturalization New research finds that low-income immigrants who were provided fee vouchers to cover application costs were 41 percent more likely to apply for citizenship. Chinelo Nkechi Ikem
News in Brief Today’s Teens Love Songs About the Sex They’re Not Having References to sex have increased in pop music over the decades, even as actual sexual behavior among adolescents has declined. Tom Jacobs