Economics Will You Be Replaced by a Computer? It May Depend on Your Personality New research finds certain personality traits are associated with jobs that can only be performed by people. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief The Lasting Effects of Bullying New research finds being bullied can have a long-term negative effect on teenagers. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief You Are What You Read How the literary genres you prefer reveal—or shape—your sense of what is ethical. Tom Jacobs
Education Debunking the Myth of the Miraculous Stradivarius New research finds audiences cannot reliably distinguish between the sound of new instruments and old masters. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Could THC Help an Aging Brain? The main psychoactive component of marijuana protects aging mice against cognitive declines. Could it someday do the same for humans? Kate Wheeling
News in Brief In the Trump Era, More Americans Are Stressed Out by Political Discussions at Work A new survey finds political debate in the workplace negatively affects more Americans today than it did before the November election. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief In 2015, American Doctors Received $2.4 Billion in Payments From the Biomedical Industry A new analysis shows the prevalence of payments from companies that make drugs, implants, pacemakers, and other medical devices. Francie Diep
News in Brief The Biology-Based Roots of Anti-Immigrant Bias New research provides further evidence linking distaste for outsiders with a deep-seated fear of disease. Tom Jacobs
Environment The Grass Is Getting Greener in the Arctic But that’s not necessarily a good thing for the region’s herbivores. Kate Wheeling
Social Justice How Incivility Breeds Incivility In unhappy workplaces, rudeness rapidly leads to more rudeness. Tom Jacobs