Social Security: Suicide Prevention Tool
New research finds the percentage of Americans who take their own lives drops significantly at age 62 — the year…
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Viewfinder: Ambassadors to Israel Survey West Bank Settlements
Abdallah Haj Mohamad, the head of Jalud village’s council, stands in front of the Jewish settlement of Shvut…
Viewfinder: Building Custom Bikes in Indonesia
A customer pays Ruswendi (left) at his bicycle workshop in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 15th, 2017. (Photo: Bay…
Mona Lisa’s Smile Isn’t So Ambiguous After All
A new study that utilizes the famous painting finds context influences how we interpret facial expressions. By Tom…
Viewfinder: Horse Racing in the U.K.
Buveur D’Air, ridden by Noel Fehily, jumps before going on to win the Stan James Champion Hurdle Challenge…
Since We Last Spoke: Texas Turns to IUDs in the Delivery Room
Updates to stories from the Pacific Standard archive.
Our Ongoing Willingness to Obey Morally Objectionable Orders
New research from Poland successfully recreates Stanley Milgram’s famous obedience studies from the 1960s. By Tom Jacobs (Photo:…
Viewfinder: A Sikh Celebration in Anandpur Sahib, India
A Nihang, a man who belongs to the armed Sikh order, performs Gatka, an ancient form of Sikh…
Viewfinder: Bullfighting in Valencia
Spanish matador Juan Jose Padilla is gored by a bull during a bullfight at the Fallas Festival in…
There’s a Name for That: Partisan Signaling
Most of the time, we end up with opinions we parrot from political figures we support.