Economics How Can Hotels Get People to Reuse Dirty Towels? When it comes to driving pro-environmental behavior, provincial norms are the most effective. Ryan Jacobs
News in Brief What Makes Normal People Commit War Crimes? Delivery matters: Authorities give orders in a way that minimizes psychological impact for the soldiers who carry out these crimes. Bettina Chang
Environment Computers See Human Pain Better Than You A new study reveals that expression recognition software performs way better than humans at discriminating between real and fake emotion. Paul Bisceglio
Social Justice Playing Make-Believe While Black Are preschool teachers influenced in their evaluations of young children by race? Tom Jacobs
Economics Can a Song’s Lyrics Predict Its Commercial Success? New textual analysis of Billboard Hot 100 hits shows that certain themes are more likely to be No. 1. Bettina Chang
Environment Anxiety? There’s an App for That "Gamifying" stress therapy might make treatment a lot more fun. Paul Bisceglio
Social Justice Contagious Yawning Remains a Mystery A new study disputes the empathy theory. Ryan Jacobs
Economics Could Taxes on Alcohol Promote Economic Growth? All of those hangovers could be costing the country a lot of workdays. Tom Jacobs
Environment Is There a Solution to America’s Obsession With Lawn Care? Irrigation and fertilization use varies across and even within cities. Sustainable management plans must rely on a more targeted approach. Ryan Jacobs
Social Justice The Perks of Being a Fire Walker Those who participated in a fire-walking ritual felt happier and less fatigued afterwards than close relatives who spectated. Bettina Chang