Who Funded That?
The names and numbers behind the research in the January/February 2014 print issue of Pacific Standard.
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Nov/Dec 2013
23 posts
Shelf Help: Book Reviews in 100 Words or Less
What you need to know about The Naked Society, Thank You for Your Service, and Do Muslim Women Need Saving?
Fan Fiction: The Next Great Literature?
At its best, fan fiction blurs the lines between reading and writing and consuming and creating, and makes pop culture speak to a greater range of experiences.
Quick Study: Shop. Feel Bad. Shop More. Feel Better!
Embarrassed consumers tend to spend more money on "appearance-enhancing items," according to new research.
A Ghost Town’s Second Life as a Climate Refuge for Rodents
Why are ground squirrels thriving in the former gold mining town of Bodie, California?
Rise of the Robot Artist
Everyone knows computers are good at processing information and humans are good at creativity. What if it's the other way around?
Quick Study: Nike Was Smart to Continue Endorsing Tiger Woods
Keeping an eye on the (very profitable) ball.
To Protect Battered Women, You Have to Protect Their Pets
Only three percent of shelters nationwide can accommodate domestic animals, and many people refuse to leave them behind.
The Most Senseless Environmental Crime of the 20th Century
Fifty years ago 180,000 whales disappeared from the oceans without a trace, and researchers are still trying to make sense of why. Inside the most irrational environmental crime of the century.