News in Brief I Joined Alcoholics Anonymous at the Age of 13 and Started Making My Amends The practice may not be for everyone, but it’s an idea whose time has come. By Tina Dupuy… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Can We Alter Endangered Species to Be More Adaptable? Stephanie Courtney Jones suggests that “pesty” traits that help invasive species spread could also help endangered species adapt.… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Why Disappointment Is So Devastating: Dopamine, Addiction, and the Hedonic Treadmill Unless rewards are constantly getting bigger and more exciting, even the best experiences pale over time when repeated.… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Commercial Fishing Is Destroying Key Nutrients in Coral Reefs In coral reef ecosystems, fish typically constitute a substantial portion of living biomass and thus represent an important… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Tiger Poaching Is Showing No Sign of Slowing Between 2000 and 2015, a total of 801 tiger seizures — equivalent to at least 1,755 tigers — were reported across 13… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief An Open Letter to My Asian-American Preschool Students Even children can understand that fighting for justice must mean equality for everyone. By Sammi Wong (Photo: Christopher… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Thousands of Illegally Traded Wild Animals Put at Risk by Missing Data Records of confiscated live wild animals represent only a fraction of the actual animals being illegally traded, according… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Missed Opportunity Looming in Uzbekistan After the death of Islam Karimov, Uzbekistan has a chance to choose democracy, but that choice is unlikely… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Donald Trump and the Return of Seditious Libel For the first time since at least Richard Nixon, the leader of one of our major political parties… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief With Financial Liberty and Social Justice for All It’s time to renew the social contract between government and the financial sector. By Sade Bruce (Photo: Ian… Pacific Standard Staff