Economics Your Moderately Narcissistic Boss Might Be a Great Leader A meta-analysis of previous studies shows that moderate self-obsession is positively correlated with effective leadership. Ryan Jacobs
Environment The Public Isn’t Yet Ready for Sci-Fi Climate Engineering A new survey reveals that people aren't embracing space mirrors and stratospheric aerosols as solutions to climate change. Ryan Jacobs
Social Justice Reality Shows ’16 and Pregnant’ and ‘Teen Mom’ Teach Teen Viewers Nothing Though the programming is marketed as a public service, "heavy viewers" have terribly misguided ideas about teenage motherhood. Ryan Jacobs
Social Justice Smokers in Suriname Light Up 109 Times a Day Though smoking there isn't prevalent, the habits of daily users are extreme. Ryan Jacobs
Social Justice Quick Study: Shop. Feel Bad. Shop More. Feel Better! Embarrassed consumers tend to spend more money on "appearance-enhancing items," according to new research. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Quick Study: Nike Was Smart to Continue Endorsing Tiger Woods Keeping an eye on the (very profitable) ball. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Quick Study: More Psychiatrists = More Suicides? Does having a better mental-health system lead to higher suicide rates? Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Quick Study: You Can Lead a Teen to Healthy Food, But… Just because Subway offers healthier options than some of the other popular fast-food restaurants doesn't mean people take advantage of them. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Quick Study: Would Corporate Crime Fall If More Women Were in Power? A Penn State study of corporate fraud in America found that men were almost always to blame. Tom Jacobs