How Friends Make Us Happy on Facebook
Surprise: The more engaged and supportive our friends are, the better we feel. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Chris…
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Shooting Down One Excuse for Why Women Make Less
Data from Australia suggests females do indeed ask for raises, but are less likely than men to receive…
Another For-Profit Education Behemoth Goes Down
Where should we go from here? By Dwyer Gunn ITT Technical Institute campus in Canton, Michigan. (Photo: Wikimedia…
Our Polarized Populace
More Americans are self-identifying as extremists. But polarization may be the result of focusing on a handful of…
Climate Change Is Becoming a More Polarizing Topic
The gulf between Democrats’ and Republicans’ beliefs on climate change is larger than ever. By Nathan Collins (Photo:…
Letter From the Editor: Our Fragile Food System
Introducing the September/October 2016 issue of Pacific Standard.
Rap Music Remains Uniquely Threatening
Listeners are more likely to assume violent lyrics are autobiographical if they’re identified with the genre. By Tom…
Genetically Engineered Crops Have Increased Pesticide Use
In theory, Roundup Ready soybeans and the like should have reduced pesticide use. They haven’t. By Nathan Collins…
Ideological Certainty Is Stronger Than a Hurricane
Gulf Coast residents’ perceptions of such storms vary according to their politics. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty…
Artificial Intelligence Will Be as Biased and Prejudiced as Its Human Creators
The reason is simple: AI learns from us. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) The optimism…