News in Brief Harry Potter and the Orange-Haired Xenophobe New research finds people who read J.K. Rowling’s books are less likely to support Donald Trump. By Tom… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief When Outsourcing Turns Deadly Hospitals should keep their cleaning teams in-house if they want to prevent unnecessary infection. By Tom Jacobs (Illustration:… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Antarctic Peninsula Is Cooling Down, but… Cool your jets, climate change deniers: The region’s climate is just really complicated. By Nathan Collins Booth Island… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Are Video Games Becoming Less Sexist? New research finds a decline in the sexualization of female characters. By Tom Jacobs Lara Croft, the protagonist… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Few Americans Are Getting the Addiction Treatment Medicine They Need A look at Medicare data suggests addiction therapy lags far behind the demand. By Francie Diep (Photo: Spencer… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief There’s a Name for That: Willpower Paradox A large body of research indicates that internal motivations are more effective than external ones when it comes… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief A Genetic History of Barley It’s what beer’s made of, and it comes from the Upper Jordan Valley. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Wikimedia… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Know It All: The New and Complex Face of Evangelical Christianity in American Politics With some megachurches accepting gays, and Millennials spreading the gospel in increasing numbers, it’s time for a fresh… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How a False Belief Hinders Kids’ Academic Achievement The belief one’s intelligence is fixed and stable is harmful, and widely shared among lower-income youngsters. By Tom… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Why Is Introducing New Predators So Bad for Native Prey? Red foxes sure like the smell of a bandicoot. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Introducing a new… Pacific Standard Staff